JOSE’S ZETTE FOR £50M BID

United to ‘steal’ Lyon’s Lacazette from Arsenal as Griezmann hopes fade

JOSE MOURINHO is set to move for £50million striker Alexandre Lacazette.

The Manchester United boss is switching his attention from £87m France hitman Antoine Griezmann (right, with Paul Pogba) to Lyon’s Lacazette in the wake of Atletico Madrid’s transfer ban this summer.

The FIFA punishment for signing under-age players means Atletico will refuse to sell Griezmann

because they will be blocked from capturing Lacazette, who was lined-up as his replacement. Arsenal have long had him at the top of their wanted list, but he said recently he would only play for a team in the Champions League. The France star scored 37 goals this season after totalling 23 and 31 in his previous two campaigns.

Liverpool have also expressed an interest in Lacazette, 26, but United have the financial muscle to not only easily meet the asking price – but outbid any rivals in terms of wages.

Mourinho is also keen on Everton’s Romelu Lukaku (above) and Real Madrid star Alvaro Morata.

United are close to agreeing a new contract with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, despite his serious knee injury.