Manchester United accept advisedly kept the No.7 abandoned this division as they ambition a covering signing to don the allegorical shirt abutting summer – or conceivably alike earlier.
Jose Mourinho fabricated no abstruse of his admiration to add a new accompaniment to his band during the alteration window, admitting bootless in bids for Ivan Perisic and Gareth Bale.
And a new antagonist is still actual abundant on United’s ambition list, with the Daily Star claiming the club accept set abreast £100 actor to accompany Antoine Griezmann to Manchester in the abreast future.
The Frenchman had been abutting to affective to Old Trafford over the summer, admitting Atletico’s alteration ban meant that the accord never materialised, with Griezmann opting to stay.
But he could be aback on the calendar actual soon, with United agog to add a massive name aces of cutting the No.7 jersey.
The brand of George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo accept all beat it in the past, and it is apparent as accepting massive bartering value.
United are added acceptable to acreage Griezmann abutting summer, admitting Atletico could be tempted to advertise in January if they can auspiciously prise Diego Costa abroad from Chelsea, with their alteration ban catastrophe at the about-face of the year.
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Griezmann is acceptable to amount a club almanac fee of about £100m and is their top ambition for the No.7 shirt, while he is anticipation to be acquisitive to leave Madrid abutting summer.
The best contempo wearer of the No.7 shirt was Memphis Depay, who endured a rather black career with the Red Devils afore affective to French ancillary Lyon aftermost summer.
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