Griezmann admits ‘six out of 10’ chance of United move

ANTOINE GRIEZMANN (left) has admitted that there is ‘six out of 10’ chance that he will join Manchester United, adding that his future at Atletico Madrid will be decided in the next two weeks. The France international has been repeatedly linked with a summer move to Old Trafford throughout the past season but has made concerted efforts to downplay such speculation. His latest admission, however, is the closest Griezmann has personally come to indicating that a transfer to United could happen. Speaking in an interview on French television programme Griezmann admitted a move to Old Trafford was “possible”. When asked what the chances of him joining United are on a scale of one to ten, he replied: “Six.” The reporter replied “That’s quite a lot, you understand what you’re saying?” to which Griezmann said: “Yes.” And when put to him if it was the first time he’d said it, the Frenchman responded: “Yes, the first time.” Griezmann added ‘there is a 7 out of 10 chance’ of staying put at Atletico. He also revealed that his future at the La Liga side will be determined within the coming two weeks. “I should know more in the next two weeks,” he said.

The reporter also made reference to David Beckham, an idol of Griezmann’s, but the 26-year-old insisted he did not want to follow the Englishman’s foot steps.

“I don’t want to follow [ David] Beckham’s path but I have my own.”

Griezmann’s brother, Theo, retweeted Quotidien’s tweet of the minute-long clip to further fuel speculation. Theo is known for his antics on Twitter having previously dropped hints to United fans of a summer move.

Griezmann’s future in Spain has seemingly depended on manager Diego Simeone’s own place at Atletico.

In a surprisingly candid interview, the Argentine publicly revealed the forward told him he would stay so long as Simeone remained manager of the side ahead of their move to a new stadium.

“Griezmann said to me: ‘if you stay, I’ll stay,’” Simeone said. “But from here forward nobody knows what is going to happen. I would never force him to say.”

But despite Simeone’s recent confirmation that he will stay on at Atletico, made after his side’s 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao, Griezmann has not yet joined his manager in committing his own future to the Spanish club. – The Indepedent