Antoine Griezmann wants to link up with Arsenal pal Alexandre Lacazette at Barcelona

ANTOINE GRIEZMANN has revealed he wants to link up with Arsenal pal Alexandre Lacazette at Barcelona.

The 28-year-old completed a £108million move to the Catalan side after spending five years with Atletico Madrid.

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And the striker has reiterated his desire to play alongside Lacazette at club level, after the duo's success with the French national team.

In a clip posted by Sky Sports, he said: "As a player, I would like to play with Alexandre Lacazette.

"He's a friend of mine off the field and we've played together for the national team. He's got a lot of talent."

Lacazette - who was named as Arsenal's Player of the Year - was a reported £70million target for Barcelona this summer.

The 28-year-old is very close to the club's technical secretary Eric Abidal and he openly admitted he was “flattered” by the La Liga giants interest.

And social media was sent into meltdown when a bug on Barcelona’s website appeared to show Lacazette as one of their own players.

Despite his close ties with the former Lyon star, Griezmann also revealed that he almost agreed on a move to Manchester United and he is hoping Liverpool win the league.

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He added: "It almost happened once but I was very happy where I was.

"I've had a lot of fun in La Liga and we have something the Premier League doesn't - the sun.

"In terms of teams, I admire Liverpool because of the fans. Hopefully one day they will win the league again."