Man United Opinion: The Red Devils should move for Antione Griezmann
According to the Daily Mail, Man United are leading the race to sign Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid in the summer, with PSG and Bayern Munich also interested in acquiring the services of the World Cup winner.
Griezmann has become frustrated with Atletico’s failure to challenge for silverware and wants to leave the club at the end of the season. The Frenchman was wooed by Barcelona last summer but he turned down a move to the Camp Nou. (h/t Daily Mail)
The 27-year-old has enjoyed another wonderful season at the Wanda Metropolitano, contributing with 18 goals and 8 assists in all competitions but he once again looks set to end the campaign without any major silverware.
The Rojiblancos crashed out of the Champions League against Juventus and they are 10 points behind leaders Barcelona in the La Liga.
Griezmann has been a raging success in the La Liga, rising to prominence with Real Sociedad before establishing himself as one of Europe’s stalwarts at Atletico.
The Frenchman has a jaw-dropping record for his current club, having registered 130 goals and 48 assists from 248 appearances across all competitions.
To put things into perspective, it should be an absolute no-brainer for Man United to go all out in their pursuit of the prolific Frenchman in the summer.
The Red Devils have turned their disappointing start to the Premier League campaign on its head and they have established themselves as realistic top-four contenders under the stewardship of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but the arrival of a marquee signing at Old Trafford should help them challenge for the Premier League title next term.
Players like Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford, Romelu Lukaku and Anthony Martial have enjoyed an upturn of form owing to the change in philosophy at Old Trafford upon Solskjaer’s arrival.
The Norwegian has reinstated faith in United’s age-old free-flowing attacking and aesthetic brand of football, whilst also being tactically flexible and switching to a counter-attacking style to deal with stronger oppositions.
Rashford and Lukaku have looked a lot more comfortable in the last couple of months but United need a world-class and versatile centre-forward to relive their glory of the yesteryears. And Antoine Griezmann perfectly fits the bill at Old Trafford.
Regarded as one of the most dynamic and prolific strikers of the decade, Griezmann is a fast, agile, technically-gifted and tactically-versatile attacker who can play up front, on the right and also through the centre as an attacking midfielder.
He is noted for his wonderful technique, creativity, vision, flair and trickery on the ball, subtle offensive movement and clinical finishing, whilst also possessing the awareness and the work-rate to drop deep and link-up with the midfielders to create chances.
Despite his relatively small frame, Griezmann is adept at putting away chances with his head and he has commendable accuracy from direct set-pieces as well, making him one of the most complete forwards in the world.
Undoubtedly, United will look like a more potent attacking force if they manage to unite Griezmann with his international compatriots Pogba and Martial. He is a world-class asset and having him in the team would definitely help the Red Devils stamp their authority over their Premier League rivals.
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The club need to back Solskjaer in the summer transfer window, and it won’t be unfair to say that the arrival of Griezmann in the summer would turn United into realistic title contenders next season. They might have to break the bank to sign him but the investment would definitely be worth it. .
