How Atletico Madrid transfer ban affects Griezmann and Bale

Spanish club can't buy players this summer and the impact will be felt in the Premier League

Antoine Griezmann
Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann
(Image credit: Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images)

Atletico Madrid will be unable to sign new players over the coming weeks after a Fifa transfer ban was upheld. The decision could throw a spanner in the works for clubs across Europe as they try to recruit during the close season.

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