Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has attempted to offload Antoine Griezmann, it has been revealed.

Marca says just days before Barcelona's catastrophic Champions League elimination at the hands of Bayern Munich, Bartomeu made a surprising proposal to Atletico Madrid.

The Barcelona president offered Griezmann back to his former club in an exchange deal that would have seen Joao Felix go in the opposite direction.

Atletico weren't interested in the offer, though, and decided to bat away Bartomeu's suggestion.

Bartomeu was willing to give up his big signing from last summer, one which upset a lot of the heavyweights in the dressing room - as they wanted Neymar to return.