Valverde backs Griezmann to connect with Messi, Suarez


Soccer Football - Pre-Season Friendly - Chelsea v FC Barcelona - Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan - July 23, 2019 Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde before the match REUTERS/Issei Kato

KOBE (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde is confident new signing Antoine Griezmann will have no problems linking up with strike partners Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez when the trio finally appear in the same team together.

Griezmann, who signed from La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid earlier this month, has been with the squad on Barcelona’s tour of Japan and featured in the side’s 2-0 win over Vissel Kobe on Saturday.

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