Antoine Griezmann’s adviser has claimed Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City are among the clubs to have inquired about the France forward but hinted he would only consider leaving Atlético Madrid for a team playing in the Champions League.

United have been heavily linked with an approach for the 26-year-old in recent months, with reports in February that they had already agreed personal terms. However, with José Mourinho’s side currently sixth in the Premier League table, Griezmann’s long-time adviser, Eric Olhats, has cast doubt on whether the player who has scored 58 goals in La Liga in the past three seasons and has a release clause of £86m (€100m) would consider moving to Old Trafford if they do not qualify for the Champions League.

“There are not 50,000 clubs that can put 100 million on the table, it’s quickly figured out. That’s the price of the clause, they won’t give anything away cheaply. That limits the number of candidates right now,” Olhats told the French broadcaster RMC.

“I had heard that Manchester United was done, was signed, but we don’t even know if they’ll play in the Champions League. That’s important, I must say. Manchester United have made an approach to inform themselves, just like all the others. They come to find out what our thinking is, what the player’s thinking is, if there are possibilities, how much, how? But it seems logical.

“Chelsea, Manchester City, Barcelona and even Real have knocked on the door to see where things are, everyone comes to see what is do-able, and what is not do-able, that’s normal. It’s a game of musical chairs.”

But Olhats, who spotted Griezmann as a teenager and took him to Real Sociedad, ruled out a move to join Atlético’s bitter rival Real and added that Paris Saint-Germain had yet to follow up their interest from last summer.