Manchester United bidding to beat Chelsea to Atletico Madrid’s £65m-rated forward

Manchester United have reportedly identified France international Antoine Griezmann as one of their top transfer targets this summer, according to The Sun on Sunday.

The 13-time Premier League champions, who face league leaders Leicester City at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, have been closely monitoring the Atletico Madrid forward throughout the 2015/16 campaign ahead of the forthcoming transfer window.

The 25-year-old, who has 26 international caps for his country and is set to star for France at Euro 2016 in his homeland later this year, has scored a sensational 30 goals and provided seven assists in 50 appearances in all competitions for the La Liga giants so far this season.

Griezmann, who is also thought to be attracting interest from Chelsea, FC Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain this summer, only joined Atletico from Spanish rivals Real Sociedad back in July 2014.

The winger has netted an impressive 55 goals in just 103 first-team games for Diego Simeone’s side since his arrival less than two years ago.

The report suggests that any potential deal for Griezmann could cost the Red Devils up to £65m.