La Liga: Griezmann, Gameiro get Atletico back to winning ways

Atletico Madrid’s French forwards Antoine Griezmann and Kevin Gameiro fired them to a first win in three league outings as they beat Valencia 3-0 on Sunday to maintain their hold on Spain’s fourth Champions League qualifying place. Top scorer Griezmann latched onto a through ball from Koke to arrow a first-time finish into the bottom corner in the 10th minute, while Gameiro notched his 10th league goal this season three minutes after the break with the help of a deflection.

Manchester United make a 80m Griezmann their top transfer target

The Old Trafford outfit are keen to recruit the 25-year-old and Atletico may need to sell to fund the move to their new stadium Manchester United have made Antoine Griezmann their top transfer target and will tempt Atletico Madrid with an offer in the region of a 80 million in the summer. Manager Jose Mourinho is still looking to improve his side’s attack in order to compete with the best in the Premier League and Europe, and the Portuguese sees the 25-year-old France forward as a player who can provide quality across a number of positions at Old Trafford.