Barcelona, July 30: Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann is being lined up as a potential replacement for Neymar at Barcelona FC, according to reports.

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The Brazilian star has been tipped to join French giant Paris Saint-German this summer for a world record fee of €222 million and according to some reports, the Catalan giants have already been linked with a number of big names with the likes of Juventus star Paulo Dybala and Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard to replace the Brazilian.

But now according to a report from popular Spanish news group Marca, another name has joined the list which is Antoine Griezmann.

The French international earlier looked determined to be heading to Old Trafford this summer and even expressed candidly about his chance of a move during a television interview.

However, a transfer ban for Atletico Madrid change the whole scenario and the 26-year-old made a u-turn with the development to pledge his future to La Liga club. The attacker also decided to sign an improved contract with the club later.

But now according to the report, the Barcelona board want to take a chance and are willing to pay a figure of his release clause which is around £90m to help secure his signature.

Griezmann scored 26 goals last season and helped Atletico finishing third in La Liga and reaching the Champions League semi-finals. He also ended third in the voting for last year's Ballon d'Or, just behind Lionel Messi and winner Cristiano Ronaldo.

After the ban, Griezmann publicly announced that he could not leave the club in danger as the Madrid side won't be able to sign anyone until January and this will leave a huge gap in the team.

This commitment clearly indicates that Griezmann will not leave this summer. However, as Atletico can sign players from Winter transfer window, it is certain that the Red Devils will face serious competition for the player when he does become available again.

Now it remains to be seen whether they can persuade him to the Camp Nou or again in the next window Red Devils can make a contact with him.

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