Antoine Griezmann arrived at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday amidst a swirl of rumours emanating from French paper L'Equipe linking him with a move across the capital in 2018.
He ended the afternoon having struck his 23rd goal of another productive season for Atletico Madrid to snatch a draw for his side ahead of their Champions League clash with Leicester midweek.
It wasn't enough to maintain Los Rojiblancos three game winning streak here in LaLiga clashes, but it was enough to ensure that they remain undefeated on this ground in the league since 2012.
The hosts looked good for the points until late on when Angel Correa found the Frenchman in the area, and he did the rest to find the back of Keylor Navas' net to level matters.
Barcelona's shock defeat at Malaga later in the evening made it a hugely positive day for Los Blancos despite not capturing all three points.
Naturally the line of questioning after the game would turn towards the ex-Real Sociedad forward''s future.
"I'm not going to rule out anything," he responded, ambiguously. "But I'm happy here at Atletico."
"We came out half asleep after the break," Griezmann continued. "But we're on the right path.
"We have to keep on winning to make sure we're in the top three at the end of the season."
