‘No way this is real’ – Fans can’t believe what Antoine Griezmann swapped his shirt for with fan after Atletico win
FANS can’t believe what Antoine Griezmann swapped his Atletico Madrid shirt for after Atletico Madrid made the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.
The Frenchman has gone viral for exchanging his match-worn shirt for a rare set of Pokemon trading cards.
After helping Diego Simeone’s side to a 5-0 win over Getafe in the quarter-finals of the Spanish Cup, he made the trade with a fan in the stands.
Griezmann was caught on video exchanging his shirt with popular Pokeman streamer Darizard and the YouTube guru’s son.
They offered the former French international two sealed boxes of the highly sought-after Prismatic Evolutions set of cards.
In return, Griezmann handed over his sweaty red and white jersey to the streamer and his delighted kid.
And the fan reaction surrounding the 33-year-old World Cup winner’s trade has been wild.
One wrote: “No way is this real .”
A second said: “As a collector Griezmann just won.”
Another commented: “That’s not a fair trade! Can’t believe he’s done this”
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While one more replied: “This is how hard it is to get Prismatic Evolutions!”
Griezmann – who is Atletico’s record goalscorer with 196 goals – is a well-known lover of Pokemon and trading cards in general.
He previously expressed his love of the phenomenon on X in 2016, when he posted a picture of himself alongside Pikachu with the caption: “Pokemon hunting”.
He told Topps in 2022: “A couple of years ago, I started with a chrome card from my first year, my rookie card.
“I think Koke, our captain, has some chrome cards of his own, but I’m a real collector and I believe there is no football player that is collecting like me with rooms full of cards.”
Asked about his favourite card, he said: “I have a Topps Mercury of Victor Wembanyama, maybe that one.
“But I would love to have Michael Jordan one of one.”
Meanwhile, the draw for the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey is on Wednesday.
Atletico are joined by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Real Sociedad in the last-four.
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