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Gameiro rejected Barcelona to avoid Zlatan comparisons

The striker explains why he decided to accept an offer from Atletico Madrid rather than move to Camp Nou last summer

Kevin Gameiro turned down Barcelona in favour of a move to Atletico Madrid because he didn’t want to end up like Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Gameiro chose Atleti over a move to the Catalan giants last summer, in a deal that saw him depart Sevilla for around €30 million.

Ibrahimovic fell out of favour with Pep Guardiola after just a season at Camp Nou, following his arrival from Inter Milan in 2009, and the Atleti forward was wary of following the same path.