Paul Pogba jokes he is ‘angry’ with Antoine Griezmann over Manchester United transfer U-turn
Red Devils have cooled their interest in the Atletico Madrid star but United's record buy wants his France pal to join him
PAUL POGBA has joked that he is "angry" with Antoine Griezmann over his Manchester United transfer U-turn.
United have been interested in the forward for some time and were considering whether to trigger the £87million release clause - and the player himself had been dropping hints.
But the Red Devils have now cooled their interest in the Atletico Madrid star, with the long-term injury to Zlatan Ibrahimovic meaning the club has changed their focus on signings.
And France international Griezmann, 26, soon posted a message on social media reading: "Now more than ever! #atleti #alltogether."
That came just hours after an appeal against Atleti's transfer ban was rejected - meaning they could not replace him if he left, with the Spanish side now planning to offer him a new deal.
But fellow international team-mate Pogba, United and indeed the world's record buy, used Instagram to post a picture of the duo in France training.
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But that caption was revealing, reading: ""Always have my guy, angry mode, ready for tomorrow. The face tho."
It suggests that he wanted his pal to join him, with Griezmann himself saying he would like to play with Pogba at club level one day.
United are reportedly ready to turn to Torino star Andrea Belotti, Everton' Romelu Lukaku or Real Madrid bit-part player Alvaro Morata instead.
France host Paraguay in a friendly in Lorient tonight, and will play England in another friendly at the Stade de France in Paris in two weeks' time.