Manchester United should buy Gareth Bale and Antoine Griezmann they can afford BOTH, according to Old Trafford hero Rio Ferdinand
Griezmann has a buy-out clause at Atletico Madrid of £86million and Bale would be the world's first £1oom-player at least
MANCHESTER UNITED should sign Gareth Bale AND Antoine Griezmann according to Old Trafford hero Rio Ferdinand.
The retired centre-back wants the richest football club in the world to start spending some of their billions on star players.
United are reckoned to be worth at least £2.3billion and eight months after the end of the 2015/16 season it was revealed they had hit a record-breaking revenue with £515.3million.
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United became the first club to surpass a £500 million turnover – ahead even of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
And the ex-England defender wants that money reinvested in the squad with £86m Griezmann and the £100m former Tottenham man.
Ferdinand told Squawka: “Manchester United have got the money, I’d go get both.
“They’re great players but I don’t think they’re comparable to be honest. They’re different players.
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“Gareth could play anywhere across the front-line. He’d be effective anywhere – from the right to the left, central.
“Griezmann obviously [would play] as the number nine, but right now might be too early. Ibrahimovic is banging in goals.
“If they became available, Manchester United have to be in that.”