Griezmann demands King's ransom to join Man United
Reports claim that Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann has demanded he be paid £400,000-a-week in order to convince him to snub interest from Barcelona and join Manchester United.
Both United and Barca have been heavily linked with moves for the 26-year-old of late, with United having come close to signing the Frenchman during the summer, only for Griezmann to commit to a new contract after Atletico's transfer ban was upheld.
However, with Diego Costa and Vitolo now fully-fledged Atletico players, Griezmann could be tempted to depart and he remains one of United boss Jose Mourinho's top targets, though according to English publication 'The Sun' it will take a huge offer to convince him to make the move to Old Trafford.
The aforementioned source claims that Griezmann is demanding £400,000-a-week to join the 'Red Devils', way above the £290,000 thought to be on the table.
They quote an 'Old Trafford source' as saying: 'The goalposts have moved significantly since the first attempt to sign Griezmann.
'The package offered last year which was agreed is now a lot less than what he wants next summer. It might be too much even for us to afford. The club is desperate to sign him but it is an awful lot of money.
'His people are making different demands which the club might be reluctant to give in to.'