Antoine Griezmann, Andrea Belotti in £170M Manchester United Transfer Rumours

Manchester United are reportedly eager to sign both Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann and Torino's Andrea Belotti in the summer, with the pair potentially set to cost as much as £170 million. 

According to Miguel Delaney on The Independent, United have "made progress with both megadeals," but each forward has a release clause over £80 million and Griezmann will only consider a move if UEFA Champions League football is on offer. 

Delaney added Torino want £84 million for their star striker but United are looking to negotiate, potentially including full-back Matteo Darmian in the transfer or planning "a structured deal based on performance," as they did when signing Anthony Martial from Monaco in 2015.

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Samuel Luckhurst in the Manchester Evening News reported United's interest in Belotti, 23, has emerged after cooling on Griezmann—whose release clause is £86 million—but the Red Devils "could still sign two strikers in the summer."

It is clear manager Jose Mourinho needs to add more goals to his United squad as Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are both likely to leave the club in the summer, the former to Everton, the Chinese Super League or Major League Soccer and the latter after his recent anterior cruciate ligament injury, per Delaney.

Italy international Belotti is the joint top scorer in Serie A in 2016-17 after netting 25 goals in 30 appearances, per WhoScored.com.

Frenchman Griezmann, 26, has been less prolific in La Liga—netting 16 times in 32 appearances—but, unlike Belotti, he is not a traditional No. 9, and the pair could potentially be devastating as a duo at United.

Delaney explained that Griezmann still has his reservations about moving to Old Trafford, but the offer on the table for the former Real Sociedad man is "extremely persuasive."

It would be a huge statement of intent from United were they to sign up the two stars, and a potential front four of Belotti, Griezmann, Marcus Rashford and Henrikh Mkhitaryan would be a very exciting prospect. 

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