Manchester United Transfer News: Bernardo Silva, Antoine Griezmann, Top Rumours

Manchester United are reportedly willing to pay £70 million for AS Monaco midfielder Bernardo Silva, whom they want to pair alongside Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann.

According to The Sun's Antony Kastrinakis, United manager Jose Mourinho will have to beat Real Madrid to the Portugal international's signature, however, with the BBC's Neil Henderson providing a look at Thursday's back page:

Mourinho made a massive impact during his first summer as United boss, spending in excess of £150 million to bring Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly to Old Trafford.

Silva has impressed in Ligue 1 this season and is one of numerous young talents helping Monaco maintain their title charge, as was recently illustrated by Goal:

The 22-year-old has seven goals and six assists to his name in 30 appearances across all competitions this campaign, although Monaco may not be eager to sell another star to United following Anthony Martial's 2015 switch.

Silva could give Griezmann the chain of supply any striker of his calibre demands should the two link up in Manchester, although the Portuguese appeared happy in his setting after netting twice in a recent 4-1 win over Olympique de Marseille:

However, the prospect of providing ammunition to the likes of Griezmann, Marcus Rashford and Ibrahimovic could tempt Silva to consider a move, provided United continue to show improvement under Mourinho.

Manu de Juan of Spanish newspaper AS recently provided quotes from Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone, who hinted he doesn't wish to keep hold of players who would rather move elsewhere:

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I don't tie anyone down, I simply keep working to continue getting better for the sake of the club. He is in an extraordinary moment, is working well, has gotten back on the scoresheet and his form is good. It is normal that the best teams in the world want him. I am not surprised that the teams who are looking are the ones who can afford him.

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As things stand, Ibrahimovic's contract with the Red Devils is due to expire at the end of this season, but the Swede could agree to an additional year in the Premier League.

Therefore, Griezmann could be brought in as either a complement to or a replacement for the veteran frontman, although Goal's Nizaar Kinsella has said United won't be the only English giant vying for his signature:

Silva has earned 10 caps for Portugal since making his international debut in 2015, the same year in which he permanently departed Benfica for the French Riviera and began to demonstrate his ability as a more prominent playmaker.

It's possible a big-money bidding war could break out, with Real and Chelsea also in the mix, but combining Silva and Griezmann could be worth the fight.