Jose Mourinho wants Antoine Griezmann to form a new Manchester United strike partnership with Alvaro Morata, which offers Real Madrid encouragement in their pursuit of David de Gea.

Atletico Madrid forward Griezmann has long been identified as United’s top summer target and the Frenchman is in line to be handed a contract worth around £17 million-a-year, over £300,000-a-week, at Old Trafford.

Following the injury to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, added to the expected departure of Wayne Rooney, Mourinho wants another striker who can play just in front of Griezmann and has identified Morata.