BARCELONA legend Hristo Stoichkov has slammed Antoine Griezmann after the club’s Champions League humiliation.
Ronald Koeman’s side crashed out of the round of 16 after a 5-2 aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
Antoine Griezmann has failed to deliver since moving to the Nou CampCredit: Reuters
Griezmann, 29, played in both legs but struggled yet again to stamp his authority on the contest.
The Frenchman joined Barca for £108million in 2019 from Atletico Madrid but has failed to live up to his price-tag.
He has just six league goals to his name this season and Stoichkov believes Barca must cut their losses and flog him in a damning assessment of the forward.
Speaking to Sportsport.ba, the 55-year-old said: “Whenever Griezmann is on the pitch, Barcelona plays with ten players .
“If they want to do something in the long term, they have to sell him.
“Trincao and Braithwaite must be in the team. What is Griezmann doing there?”
Stoichkov, a former Bulgarian international, spent seven years at the Nou Camp over two spells.
The forward won LaLiga five times and the Champions League once.
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Hristo Stoichkov has slammed Barcelona star Antoine GriezmannCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Griezmann’s attitude has also come under question off the pitch.
He was heavily criticised after Barca’s first-leg 4-1 defeat to PSG after taking a flight immediately to France.
Reports claimed he skipped Koeman’s debriefing and instead headed straight for the airport ‘leaving his team-mates at the Nou Camp’ dwelling on their heavy defeat.
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