Manchester United Transfer News: Antoine Griezmann, Wayne Rooney, Latest Rumours

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is poised to overhaul his squad in order to land Atletico Madrid attacker Antoine Griezmann this summer and could sell "Wayne Rooney, Anthony Martial and perhaps Marouane Fellaini." 

That's according to The Independent's Tim Rich, who reported the aforementioned trio could be sold so the club can afford to trigger Griezmann's €100 million (£85 million) buyout clause and hand him wages on par with Paul Pogba's.

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Rooney's sale alone would help in freeing up a large portion of the burden Griezmann's arrival would place on the club's wage bill, while any money garnered from Martial and Fellaini's sales would ease the cash flow.

While some may see the departures of those United stars as blows, Bleacher Report's Tim Collins hyped the possibility of a new group of world-beaters—including the Frenchman—emerging at Old Trafford:

It's said Griezmann would earn as much as compatriot Pogba—already on a salary of more than £15 million per year—while Memphis Depay's recent move to Olympique Lyonnais freed up the No. 7 jersey in time for his arrival.

Rooney has been demoted largely to the bench since Mourinho arrived at Old Trafford last summer, allowing the likes of Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford to have more of an impact in the starting XI.

Meanwhile, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whose contract expires in the summer, has netted 14 of United's 33 Premier League goals this term, equal to 42 per cent of the team's haul—only Sunderland star Jermain Defoe has contributed a higher percentage.

But even with the Swede among their ranks, Martial's fall from prominence and Rooney's withering impact has meant United's goal count has suffered, and the Telegraph's James Ducker outlined the need for an immediate solution:

Griezmann has scored 15 goals in 29 appearances for Los Rojiblancos this season and has continued to thrive as a supporting striker, although it's uncertain whether he would arrive at United as a replacement for or complement to Ibrahimovic.

What's more, while the prospect of teaming up with France team-mate and friend Pogba may be enticing, Kieran Canning of AFP highlighted a potential stumbling block for Mourinho:

It would speak volumes of Mourinho's intention to create a new dynasty at Old Trafford if he were to cut ties with 13-year servant Rooney, while Martial and Fellaini would likely be counted as more expendable.

Griezmann may not be the only forward arriving, however, after ESPN FC's Mark Ogden reported Mourinho wants more than one attacker to come in ahead of his second season with United, teasing big things to come at Old Trafford this summer.