Antoine Griezmann 'picks Manchester United shirt number'

Manchester United target Antoine Griezmann has gone as far as choosing his future shirt number at the club, a report has claimed.

Jose Mourinho is reported to have his eye on acquiring the Atletico Madrid star in the January transfer window and according to Don Balon, the Portuguese travelled to Spain earlier this week to woo the player.

The report claims that the 26-year-old has designs on taking the number seven shirt at the club if a rumoured five-year deal does come to fruition.

However, it has elsewhere been reported that United have cooled their interest in both Griezmann and city rival Gareth Bale as the improved form of Anthony Martial has made a forward acquisition less of a priority.

Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar and Arsenal's Mesut Ozil are also said to be on United's radar.