Arsene Wenger will sanction an £85 million bid on the France international, thus triggering the player’s release clause, reports indicate.
It has been revealed that the Gunners made an optimistic move last summer, which stumbled when the 25-year-old penned a new deal until 2021 with Los Colchoneros.
Paul Pogba is thought to be campaigning on behalf of the Red Devils and while Griezmann can expect greater wages at Old Trafford, the former Real Sociedad starlet would warrant shattering the wage structure at the Emirates in a surprise move.
Arsenal would be prepared to fork out as much as £250,000-per-week as they stake their case to capture the best player of 2016 not named Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.
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The London club is also rumoured to have held talks with the representatives of Juventus coach Max Allegri.
This comes as Arsene Wenger’s new contract talks stall. It has been rumoured that Allegri might be in line to replace him if the talks with Wenger don’t pull through.
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Atletico Madrid are ready to offer Alexis Sanchez a route out of Arsenal as they line up a replacement for Antoine Griezmann, according to the Sun.
The Spaniards are prepared to hand the Chilean a deal worth £220,000 a week, significantly more than the £160,000 weekly on the table from the Gunners.
