Atletico Madrid star lays off his management team

Griezmann was heavily linked with a move away from Atletico Madrid with interest from Arsenal, ManchesterCity and Chelsea.

He, however, turned down a move to remain at the 2014 La Liga champions.

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Any future move will now be negotiated by the player himself after he parted ways with his management team, Spanish agency Grupo Santos.

"From now I'm going to operate without an agent," the France international told French sports daily .

"But I will always have the advice of my father and also my mentor, ."

Olhats is the man who discovered Griezmann while playing at a tournament in Paris.