Real loss for Mbappe

The transfer deadline ended with Atletico Madrid getting Antoine Griezmann back and Real Madrid failing to seal a deal for Kylian Mbappe settling instead for young midfielder Eduardo Camavinga a teammate of Mbappe at the French national teamMadrid couldnrsquot persuade PSG to sell its star despite offers that reportedly surpassed 200 million euros Rs 1728crChelsea sign SaulGriezmann meanwhile returned to Atletico on a loan deal from costcutting Barcelona in negotiations that saw Atleticorsquos Saul Niguez move to Chelsea and Sevillarsquos Luuk de Jong join the Catalan clubGriezmann 30 returns to Atletico on a oneyear loan with the option for another renewable by either club He played two seasons with Barcelona where he never quite found his stride He had played five seasons under coach Diego Simeone at AtleticoGriezmannBarcelona said Atletico will pay Griezmannrsquos wages and that the deal included an obligatory permanent transfer clause for an undisclosed amountCity rival Madrid had a frustrating end to the transfer window as it couldnrsquot convince PSG to sell Mbappe 22PSG had confirmed last week that Madrid offered about 160 million euros for the forward but it didnrsquot think it was enoughThe Spanish powerhouse reportedly increased its offer again on Tuesday but again without success reaching a deal meaning it will likely have to wait until the end of the season to add Mbappe to its squadMbappersquos contract ends next year and he will be able to move to Spain for freeReinforcement for RealMadrid couldnrsquot secure Mbappe but brought in Camavinga 18 from Rennes to freshen a midfield that includes veterans Luka Modric Toni Kroos and CasemiroBarcelona which earlier in the transfer window lost Lionel Messi to PSG because of its financial struggles made more salary cap room by selling youngster Illaix Moriba 18 to Leipzig and sending defender Emerson to Tottenham on a loanBarcelona said Emerson was sold to Tottenham for 25 million euros Rs 216crAlso Read PR Sreejesh The goalpost is my buddyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever