Thomas Lemar believes the presence of France team-mates Antoine Griezmann and Lucas Hernandez will help him prove a hit at new club Atletico Madrid .
The La Liga side beat out strong competition to sign Liverpool-linked Lemar in a reported €60 million (£53m/$70.5m) deal from Monaco .
Part of the Les Bleus squad that prevailed at the World Cup in Russia, the winger passed a medical on Friday, clearing him to train with Diego Simeone's men for the first time.
Lemar acknowledged the influence of Griezmann and Hernandez in swaying him to the Spanish capital, revealing the pair raved about the atmosphere at Atleti's 67,000-capacity Wanda Metropolitano home.