Madrid, June 2 -- French international forward Antoine Griezmann has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Atletico Madrid until the end of June 2027.

"Antoine Griezmann and Atletico Madrid have reached an agreement for the French footballer to renew his contract until June 30, 2027," explained the Atletico website on Monday.

The news means that Griezmann will stay at the club he originally joined from Real Sociedad in 2014, until he is 36 years old.

Griezmann has played 442 games for Atletico in two spells, with a two-year hiatus at FC Barcelona between 2019 and 2021.

He has also scored a club record 197 goals and is the non-Spanish player with the third-highest number of appearances for the club after team-mates Jan Obl...