Antoine Griezmann, confession d’un enfant du foot

He is the face of French football, the figure of a generation. Make of your life a dream and of your dreams a reality. The motto tattooed on his arm is the mark of his ambition. Antoine Griezmann, 26 years old, is a child of the ballroom. I was asked the question, what do you want to do later as a job? For me it was professional footballer. And it's done? And it's done. I achieved my dream. There have been a lot of difficult moments, but it's worth it. For me it's now a pleasure, everything I'm living. I made a list, Auxerre, Lyon, Sochaux, Saint-Etienne, Metz, Montpellier, maybe I forgot. They have a common point, they refused Antoine Griezmann. We said because of my height, but maybe it was because I was not good. But it was always this excuse. The most difficult was Metz, that's where I cried. Because it was done. I was told, you will take the train, your parents will come back at the end of the weekend. And a week later I was called and I was told no. It was hard. Would you say that the Spaniards have detected a talent that the French have not detected? At the time, yes. Surely before, the French training center looked more at the physical qualities. Now I don't know how it happens. But in Spain it was more about the quality with the football. Antoine Griezmann was 14 when he joined San Sebastian in Spain. This is where he climbed the ladders, up to the French team. The current generation was marked by a recent event, the attacks of November 13, 2015. You were on the pitch. It was only at the end of the match that you understood that your sister was at the Bataclan. At first my parents did not know if she was there. As soon as I asked which group was playing at the Bataclan, I knew that my sister was there. Because it's her music style. It was very hard, but especially very hard for her. There were a lot of difficult moments afterwards. But thanks to the family and her boyfriend, she managed to come back. Now she is in good shape, in good health. The family is omnipresent in Antoine Griezmann's career. And this since his youngest age. A complicity that is even found in his haircuts. Some have made a lot of talk. When I had white hair, my wife's grandmother found me on the pitch. Antoine Griezmann is now a player who is worth 100 million euros. A price that Manchester United would be willing to pay. They tell me that I signed there, that I will sign there. But there is absolutely nothing to do. Because you feel Spanish. You are good in Spain. Yes, I am good in Spain. My family too. It's been a long time since I've been in Spain. But that doesn't mean I'm going to stay there all my life either. What do we wish you for the future? Trophies. Lots of trophies.