Griezmann signs up

ANTOINE Griezmann apologised for any misunderstanding his comments about his future may have caused in recent months after extending his Atletico Madrid contract until 2022.

Griezmann signed a one-year contract extension with Atletico yesterday to bring a definitive end to one of the year's longest-running transfer sagas.

The France international had looked on course to join Manchester United for a fee reportedly in the region of 100 million euros (£87million) - the release clause in his Atletico contract - with Griezmann at one point saying there was a "six out of 10" chance of him moving to Old Trafford this summer.

However, speaking after signing his new contract, Griezmann said on his club's website: "The first thing that I want to do is apologise to the people who misunderstood my statements."