Antoine Griezmann has communicated to Atletico Madrid his desire to leave, with United ready to activate his £87m release clause. The club have been adamant that their star player is staying in Madrid, but with a release clause of about £87m decision appears to have been taken, with Griezmann confirming to Atletico what his team had been in talks with United for months, and he was ready to swap La Liga for the Premier League.
The fact that United secured Champions League football with their win over Ajax in the Europa League final further cemented Griezmann's move. The 26-year-old forward now just needs to finalise personal terms and await Manchester United activating his release clause.
The Independent revealed last week that United wish to tie up Griezmann's arrival before the end of June to avoid a protracted saga, like the signing of Paul Pogba last summer.
It will also allow the club to cash in by using the former Real Sociedad forward for commercial activities on their pre-season tour, and at least two of the club's partners are understood to have reserved time with Griezmann for 'activation' purposes.
Jose Mourinho is also targeting Michael Keane, of Burnley, and Torino forward Andrea Belotti as he looks to strengthen and refine a squad that still has many of Louis van Gaal's fingerprints on it.
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