ATLETICO MADRID president Enrique Cerezo has claimed Antoine Griezmann will still be at the club next season.
Griezmann is the number one target for Manchester United this summer with the club hoping to clinch an £86million deal for the Frenchman.
And the playmaker has admitted he is likely to leave Atletico this summer, claiming it was six out of ten he would be making the switch to Old Trafford.
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But if the Spanish club’s president has anything to do about it Griezmann will still be in an Atleti shirt when the club makes the move to their new stadium next season.
Cerezo was stopped by reporters after the Copa del Ray final which saw Barcelona beat Alavez 3-1 on Saturday night at the Vicente Calderon stadium Atletico are leaving this summer.
Speaking to Telecino, Cerezo said: “Will Griezmann be here? Well no, he will be in the Wanda Metropolitano [Atletico’s new stadium.]
“He is going to be in the Wanda Metropolitano.”
But Cerezo may have his hand forced over the next few weeks, with United preparing to activate the release clause in his contract.
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Boss Jose Mourinho says it is now up to United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward to deliver the players he wants for next year.
And United have been quietly confident over the past two months they have done enough to get their man – especially now they have secured a place in the Champions League.
When Griezmann claimed he was six out of ten to join United, that statement was made before the club beat Ajax to win the Europa League last week.
Qualification for the top European competition was one of the stumbling blocks in any Griezmann deal, and now that hurdle has been overcome confidence that deal will go through has increased.
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