Antoine Griezmann| Signs a new contract till 2022
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Which raises the question as to fecking why? Auba is supposedly off for 60 or so million, I'm sure we could have afforded both him and Griezmann instead of blowing our load on inferior strikers. Auba is superior to both Belotti and Morata.
United have known about Zlatans injury for quite some time. If that changes things this much so suddenly, they need to find something else to do.
So do we.
I'm calling bullshit on that. Ducker knows nothing, his third tweet even leaves room for getting out of it with basically saying but it could still happen.
No, like 5 journo's tweeted the same thing within 5 minutes, it's obviously a club briefing. Also Di Marzio said our interest had cooled last week too.are we giving up because of James Duckweed?
Amazing autocorrect ^^
It's disappointing if true.
I still have hope it'll happen but it looks like if it does it'll be another long drawn out tiresome saga.
Wonder who we're now after then. I'd be underwhelmed if it was Lukaku to be honest.
I still have hope it'll happen but it looks like if it does it'll be another long drawn out tiresome saga.
Wonder who we're now after then. I'd be underwhelmed if it was Lukaku to be honest.
Ducker, BBC and MEN all within minutes of each other, saying the same thing? It's a briefing.
It isn't just Ducker mate. Too many for it not to be a club brief.
Wanting Morata and missing Aubameyang, what's up with Mou and Ed? Reminds me of Ed and Moyesey.
We don't tbh. If we go into next season with Mkhitaryan/Mata as our #10s OR play a midfield three of Pogba/Herrera/new DM I think we would be fine.
However going into next season without a new #9 would be a massive gamble.
Griezmann is a brilliant player and I'd love to see him in our team but he's closer to a luxury signing than an important one.
This is turning into a load of bullshit. 
Hadnt seen the others, still think it's bollocks, if it's a briefing it's a distraction or negotiating tactic.
We must have been given the green light for a no 9.
We're not turning Antoine down without oir main no 9 target agreeing to a move
We're not turning Antoine down without oir main no 9 target agreeing to a move
Atletico dont want to sell due to not getting any players in this summer, that means we have to pay his buyout up front. I doubt the club would do that. And maybe Mou was just not keen on Auba for whatever the reason.
Never wanted him anyway. Would have never carried that 7 at United.
It's finished
The English media are rubbish on transfers for us now, they are probably reading what Di marzio said and seen the ban being upheld. Athletico and Griezmann have knew that ban was going to be upheld weeks ago. He would have not said on tv that his future would be decided in two weeks, if things couldn't be concluded either way. I still think he'll come, it's early yet to write this off. I think we will buy a number 9 and 10, it's hardly going to be done by the 1st of June. It's going to be a long window, thing's drag. They usually do with us.
I WANT MBAPPE,HE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL SATISFY MY MUPPETRY AFTER GRIEZMANN..get it done woody..i want that boy
Dead dream.
Wow!
It's not the end of the world. Also makes it more likely that we will go for a 4-3-3 formation.
Makes perfect sense. If need a striker then depending on who we get and how much they are will dictate whether we would be willing to meet greizmanns release clause.
Agree although it's a bit silly in the end as the whole internet knows about the CAS verdict impacting Atletico - only logical that United were going to have to course correct as a result
Chelsea vs United for Lukaku then
Why does he need to do anything? It's Atletico's fault for not playing ball with United in regards to negotiating. If he doesn't sign a contract, then there's a better chance that Madrid will sell this window or next. Griezmann is still young, and we're still going to be very interested in his services even if the transfer doesn't happen in this window.
Why would it be a negotiating tactic when he has a release clause in his contract. We were never getting him for anything less than that and I don't think our ability to trigger his clause depends on Athletico's transfer ban. Am I missing something here?
If we are about to sign Robert Lewandowski then fair enough but we aren't. Gobsmacked that the club feels the need to pass up on one of the genuine world class players in world football right now.
The muppet suicide in here is pathetic, so quick to jump off the bridge
Why would a club brief the press on a matter like this? What is there to gain? If anything it hurts us because we'd lose leverage over clubs with players we want.
So this is what happens after the 10pm embargo.
of course we need both, he wouldnt be our priority if that was the case. Ibras injury didnt happen yesterday. We needed a striker anyway after his injury, but also Griezmann, who was a target before and after his injury.
Makes sense that we've cooled interest. We desperately need to bolster that number 9 position. Greizmann will happen, it just might not be anytime soon.
I want Mbappe, but he's so Real Madrid bound that he may as well have their badge tattooed on his face
Unless someone buys him in the meantime for the lump, cue meltdown on here if he signs for PSG or the like
Think it has more to do with Ibra's future. He's probably signaled an intention to leave rather than staying. Therefore we need to prioritise a replacement for him.
This one just had to turn into a saga didn't it...
Just knew it was going to be the dead cert it has seemed for months.
Acquire Me remaining confident still gives me hope though.
Just knew it was going to be the dead cert it has seemed for months.
Acquire Me remaining confident still gives me hope though.
I still think we'll get him. Maybe we want to get a striker in first and then go for him.
I don't want us to get Mbappe as I'm sure in about two or three years into the contract he'll start "dreaming" about Madrid and we'll just be forced to sell him after developing him and see his best years at Madrid. Feck that. I would rather take my chances with Rashford than this scenario.
I would rather extend Ibra for a season, get AG and a CM and CB and maybe get Chicharito if Rooney leaves and go for a striker next season.
I don't want us to get Mbappe as I'm sure in about two or three years into the contract he'll start "dreaming" about Madrid and we'll just be forced to sell him after developing him and see his best years at Madrid. Feck that. I would rather take my chances with Rashford than this scenario.
I would rather extend Ibra for a season, get AG and a CM and CB and maybe get Chicharito if Rooney leaves and go for a striker next season.
Because Atleti might be asking for the money in a lump sum to try and put us off. Normally transfer fees are paid over years,
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