Barcelona Reportedly to Appeal €300 Fine from Antoine Griezmann Case

Barcelona are reportedly set to appeal a fine of just €300 issued against them by the Spanish Football Federation relating to their signing of Antoine Griezmann.

ESPN's Alex Shaw reported they would appeal the sanction:

Per Goal's James Westwood, the fine comes after the Frenchman's €120 million move to Barca in July. Barca met his release clause after it was reduced to that figure from €200 million at the start of that month, but Atleti said the Catalan club had an agreement in place with the player before the clause was lowered.

The Spanish Football Podcast relayed confirmation of the fine from the RFEF:

Football journalist Euan McTear put the sanction in perspective:

Sport Witness shared the statement made by Atletico in which they made their complaint about Barcelona:

Los Rojiblancos President Enrique Cerezo said the club had proof to back up their accusation:

In response, Barca counterpart Josep Maria Bartomeu refuted the possibility of Atleti having proof in their case, because "there is no evidence of anything."

Although such a small fine is meaningless to a club of Barcelona's size and resources, accepting it could be construed as an admission of wrongdoing, so their appeal is likely intended to contradict that perception.

Griezmann has contributed three goals and two assists in his first seven appearances for the Catalan outfit.

After the forward announced his intention to leave Atletico in May, the club preemptively replaced him by spending €126 million on Joao Felix.