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Yeah most of those are lateral or clear move down by spade

Valencia is a CLEAR demotion and Athletico is a lateral move at best considering they have Greizmann who is a very similar player. But if the pieces are right (playing beside Ronaldo is nice) Juve and Roma could be a slight move up in terms of making him a star.

But nothing there screams "better than Bundesliga". Unless the money is insane, Dortmund is still a good spot for him. I'd move to EPL or Juve, nowhere else outside of Bundesliga. Hell even playing for Schalke looks better than a move to non-Barca/Real in la Liga, although the local press would rip him to pieces for that Rivierderby defection.