Manchester United targeting Antoine Griezmann, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Nelson Semedo and Victor Lindelof in stunning £180m raid

Jose Mourinho could take his spending at
Manchester United past the £350million
mark at Old Trafford with the acquisition
of four stars – Antoine Griezmann,


Tiemoue Bakayoko, Nelson Semedo and
Victor Lindelof – across the next two
transfer windows.
The 53-year-old spent £150m during his
first summer in charge of the Red Devils
but he believes he needs at least another
18 months to form his own side at the
Theatre of Dreams.
Lindelof, 22, is expected to move to the
club in January in a deal worth around
£42m after United officials held successful
talks Benfica’s president earlier this week.
Griezmann, 25, has been heavily linked
with a move to the club but United will
have to activate the Frenchman’s
£84million release clause to prise him
away the Spanish capital.

 According to the Telegraph, United are

confident that they can strike a deal with

Atletico given the uncertainty over Diego

Simeone’s future at the club.

As well as those deals, the Red Devils hope

to complete moves for Benfica right-

back Nelson Semedo and Monaco

midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko.

Antonio Valencia, 31, has impressed at

full-back this term but the options beyond

the Ecuadorian are scarce and Matteo

Darmian is expected to leave the club once

replacements are found.

A deal for Semedo could be difficult given

the interest from Bayern Munich but any

deal would top the £25m mark.

Bakayoko, a defensive midfielder, has

represented France at U21 level and has

been tracked by Premier League rivals

Chelsea and Liverpool.

The 22-year-old is regularly compared to

Michael Essien and could be the ideal

replacement for Michael Carrick, who is

yet to be offered a new deal on his

contract that expires at the end of the

season.

The Frenchman would cost in the region of

£35m should he leave Ligue 1, meaning

the club’s total spending for the quartet

could surpass the £180m mark.