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Everyone is sure Antoine Griezmann will stay at Atletico - Luis

Pete Sharland

Updated 11/04/2017 at 13:51 GMT

Filipe Luis has said that there is no need to discuss the future of Antoine Griezmann because everyone connected with Atletico Madrid is confident he'll stay.

Atletico Madrid's Italian defender Filipe Luis (L) celebrates with French forward Antoine Griezmann after scoring during the Spanish league football match Malaga CF vs Club Atletico de Madrid at La Rosaleda stadium in Malaga on April 1, 2017.

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Griezmann has scored 23 goals in 43 games for Atletico this sesaon in all competitions and he has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United, with Chelsea, Real Madrid and PSG all also mentioned as possible destinations.
Speaking ahead of the Champions League match against Leicester City Luis was in a confident mood about Griezmann's future.
"We do not have to say anything, everyone is sure [Griezmann] will stay," he said.
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(From L) Atletico Madrid's French forward Antoine Griezmann, Atletico Madrid's Brazilian defender Filipe Luis and Atletico Madrid's Uruguayan defender Diego Godin walk on the pitch during a training session at Atletico de Madrid's sport city in Majadahond

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Week in, week out he gets better, the man is a genius and I can see why he is being linked with winning the Ballon d'Or.
Griezmann, who scored the equaliser in the Madrid derby on Saturday, has spoken about how he is fed up at having to talk about his future.
Speaking at a recent event in Spain he said "I don't know what to say. It is always the same questions. I have said it many times and I have been on the front pages of newspapers saying so.
"I have answered; I will not answer that again. I am not fed up, but almost."
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