{"id":393899,"date":"2017-06-02T16:53:23","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T16:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/06\/02\/man-united-give-up-on-griezmann-chase\/"},"modified":"2017-06-02T16:53:23","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T16:53:23","slug":"man-united-give-up-on-griezmann-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/06\/02\/man-united-give-up-on-griezmann-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United give up on Griezmann chase?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Manchester United have abandoned their pursuit of Antoine Griezmann and will target the signing of a traditional centre forward instead, according to widespread reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have put in over six months of groundwork towards a deal for the Atletico Madrid forward and were believed to be happy to meet his \u00a385million release clause.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>However, injury to Zlatan Ibrahimovic has complicated United\u2019s plans and FIFA\u2019s deicison today to uphold Atletico\u2019s transfer ban has increased the likelyhood of Griezmann staying in the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Telegraph, United have severely cooled their interest in Griezmann and have drawn up a three-man shortlist of Andrea Belotti, Romelu Lukaku and Alvaro Morata as replacements for Ibrahimovic.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have no idea \u2013 you have to ask Ed Woodward,\u2019 said Mourinho.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He knows since March who I want, what I want, how much i want. He knows everything since March.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Now it\u2019s for him to work because he will have holidays in August and in August I\u2019m working.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Swede is currently sidelined with a long-term knee injury and is not expected to return to action until 2018, regardless of whether he\u2019s handed a new deal at Old Trafford or not.<\/p>\n<p>The news will come as a huge shock as United had appeared to be growing closer to a deal for Griezmann.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho responded to talk about signing the Frenchman last week and insisted executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward had known his targets since March. \u2014 PAS<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t              <!-- new position --><br \/>\n          <!-- new position end -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have abandoned their pursuit of Antoine Griezmann and will target the signing of a traditional centre forward instead, according to widespread reports. 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