Manchester United believe they ‘have agreement’ to sign Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid
French star Griezmann has been linked with a move to Old Trafford recently... and things could be more advanced than first thought
MANCHESTER UNITED believe they "already have the basis of an agreement" to sign Antoine Griezmann next summer, according to reports.
The Atletico Madrid forward, so strongly rumoured with a move to Old Trafford this season, could have his dream move in the summer as the deal appears to be further along than first thought.
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claims that Atletico Madrid were keen to sell the France international as long as United did not make a move in January - while the season is still in progress.
Should United have held talks over the finer details of Griezmann’s potential summer move will excite fans, ahead of him even being handed the famous No.7 shirt vacated by Memphis Depay.
United may have smash their own world record transfer fee of £89m which they paid to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus last summer if they want Griezmann.
United boss Jose Mourinho has already identified his summer transfer targets ahead of a potential £80million bid for Antoine Griezmann.
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The Special One is keen to bring more star names to Old Trafford after landing the likes of Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic last year.
And Griezmann himself reportedly is keen to move to Manchester, revealing he wants to play at some point with Pogba, his France international team-mate and that the duo have spoken about what life is like in the Premier League.
And his brother Theo has whetted United fans' appetites recently by posting a cryptic picture of Old Trafford.
But the Red Devils will face competition from mega-rich Inter Milan, whose new Chinese owners are looking to land a world class star in the summer and want Griezmann for £110m.
United though are confident of landing the Atletico star, who scored yesterday in his side's 2-1 Copa del Rey defeat to Barcelona - perhaps shown by Mourinho not signing anyone in last month's transfer window and preferring to wait until the summer to get his main man.