Antoine Griezmann hires ex-Man Utd star Terry Gibson to help By&For agency develop Premier League foothold
ANTOINE GRIEZMANN is making plans for a life after football as an agent and has hired a former Manchester United star to help him.
The Atletico Madrid forward, 30, has appointed Terry Gibson to help him establish a foothold in the English game with his agency, By&For.
Griezmann's agent Hector Fernandez is currently leading the project with the France World Cup winner's sister, Maud.
Gibson, 58, worked as a scout for Bolton under Sam Allardyce and has become a leading authority on Spanish football.
The ex Wimbledon star also works as a TV pundit in Spain.
But now Gibson will be the lead UK football co-ordinator for Griezmann's agency.
So far, Griezmann is the only established client with By&For.
However, it is believed that Gibson and former Brighton midfielder Andrea Orlandi, one of their representatives in Spain, will be able to find loan deals for Premier League based talent struggling for game time in LaLiga.
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For the moment, it has been said that Griezmann will take a back seat while he's still playing.
When he retires, though, he will assume full control of the business.
Last summer, Griezmann returned to Atletico Madrid after a miserable spell at Barcelona, who paid £107million for his services in 2019.
The striker has struggled for goals and has yet to register a strike in the LaLiga.
On Tuesday night in the Champions League, he exploded into life with a double against Liverpool.
Although, he blotted his copybook by picking up a red card.
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