Manchester United miss out as Antoine Griezmann commits to Atletico Madrid

France's Antoine Griezmann has been repeatedly linked with a move away from Atletico Madrid.

Furthermore, the upholding of Atletico's transfer ban certainly means the club is desperate to keep hold of any talent that they have in-house.

Atletico denied wrongdoing, though it agreed not to sign players in the January transfer window while its appeal at CAS went ahead. Atlético can not recruit. With my sporting advisor, Eric Olhats, we chose to stay.

The French global had been heavily linked with a move to Manchester for months, but after Atleti's transfer ban was upheld this week, the mood changed and it now appears as though he will remain in the Spanish capital.

The Antoine Griezmann Transfer Saga (TM) now looks like it's going to be the defining story of the summer, with clubs and brands piling up to be involved.

They could opt to bring the likes of Luciano Vietto and Matias Kranevitter back from loans to bolster their squad, though Theo Hernandez, who spent the season at Alaves, has been heavily tipped to join Real Madrid.

Both sides failed in their initial appeals to Federation Internationale de Football Association, but Real had their ban cut into half by CAS, while Atletico's suspension was upheld on Thursday, although their fine was reduced.

He even said in one television interview that a move was "possible", with United having been ready to pay a release clause in his contract reportedly of more than 100 million euros ($112 million). They had planned to sign Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette, who was seen as a likely replacement for Griezmann. It would be a dirty move to leave now.

Spanish football expert Guillem Balague said United are now keen to work out a deal to take 24-year-old Spanish worldwide Morata to Old Trafford.

Griezmann impressed again last season, scoring 16 goals and contributing eights assists in 36 La Liga appearances as Atletico finished third.