Antoine Griezmann’s brother has sparked fresh rumours about the Frenchman’s future in Madrid.
The striker has been linked with an £80m move to Old Trafford with many outlets claiming that he is Jose Mourinho’s number one target for the summer transfer window.
Sorry Memphis i think old trafford is better ! ?? pic.twitter.com/ROFTTYHNJL
The strange tweet was in reference to Memphis Depay, who has just left United to join French side Lyon.
The tweet included a photo of Depay after his debut for Lyon and the accompanying line “Sorry Memphis I think Old Trafford is better!”?
It is unclear if this message is supposed to be pro-United or anti-Lyon but it has only heightened the rumours around a possible move for Griezmann.
The Frenchman has been in terrific form this year and has scored 14 goals in all competitions for Atletico Madrid.
The former Real Sociedad player’s stock rose dramatically in 2016 as he topped the Euro 2016 goal scoring charts and finished third in the Ballon d’Or vote behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Encouragingly for United fans, Griezmann is known to be a close friend of Paul Pogba – who could possibly try and persuade his French teammate to make the move to Manchester.
Griezmann was on target again for Atletico on Sunday in their 2-2 draw against Athletic Bilbao. The 25-year-old jinked past two defenders before unleashing a ferocious shot just outside the box which nestled in the corner of the Bilbao goal.
Atletico are struggling this campaign and currently are fourth in the table, eight points off leaders Real Madrid.
Despite this, the side are still fighting in two cup competitions. Simone’s men travel to Eibar on Wednesday for the second leg of their Copa del Rey quarter final clash. They are currently 3-0 up on aggregate after winning the first leg.
Atletico also face Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16 on the Champions League which begins again next month.
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