adminLONDON. — Manchester United are increasingly confident of signing Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid in the summer — for what could be another world-record fee — although Luke Shaw is almost certain to be on his way out of Old Trafford at the same time, with Jose Mourinho frustrated at the left-back’s lack of development.
Intermediaries representing Griezmann and United have been talking for several months and the Euro 2016 top scorer is said to be extremely keen on the move, with the chance to link up with international teammate Paul Pogba only making it more enticing.
The principles of any prospective deal have already been verbally agreed, including weekly wage and prospective shirt number.
United would likely have to match Griezmann’s buy-out clause, that is set at €100 million. Complicating the transfer, however, is that Atletico are currently serving a transfer ban and are still waiting on the Court of Arbitration for Sport to decide on whether they will be able to buy and sell players this summer. — Independent.
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