Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been let down by the poor form of his attacking stars, who have struggled abjectly to score. Injuries notwithstanding, this has been a disappointing performance.

Following comparable challenges in his debut campaign, the Dutchman strengthened his offensive capabilities through the acquisition of Rasmus Hojlund, whose five goals in four games have ignited the Champions League.

Nevertheless, he has yet to register a goal in the Premier League, which Ten Hag considers a significant concern. These concerns might have been mitigated had Marcus Rashford, the leading scorer from the previous season, been experiencing a stretch of form similar to the one he displayed in the previous campaign.

In contrast, the Mancunian has scored a single goal in the course of this season, and the other forwards have performed abjectly. Antony has yet to record a single goal or assist, whereas Anthony Martial continues to be an ineffective substitute.

Alejandro Garnacho continues to be an untapped talent, whereas Jadon Sancho is banished and is on his way out as early as January.

United, who have accumulated the fewest goals among the top 12 teams in the league, obviously require offensive reinforcements to salvage the current campaign.

United are reportedly enticed by Antoine Griezmann, who appears to have regained his best form since rejoining Atletico Madrid following a lackluster tenure at Barcelona, according to the Spanish publication El Nacional.

16 games across all competitions have seen the 32-year-old record 12 goals and one assist for Diego Simeone’s squad. Although the Argentine would prefer to retain the France international, he has not done so. His comparatively inexpensive release clause may add intrigue to the situation.

“The risk of losing ‘The Little Prince’ is enormous, given that his contract contains a highly desirable termination clause worth approximately 25 million euros, which can be paid by any ‘top’ entity. And the French forward has, as anticipated, quite a few suitors.

“An opportunity has presented itself for the former Barcelona and Real Sociedad player to join the Premier League, a league he has openly declared himself to be an avid fan of.

“More precisely, Manchester United is exerting pressure to expel the defending Russian World Cup champion from Civitas Metropolitano.”

“The English team is in critical need of a solution to their offensive dilemma, and in pursuit of this, they have considered the acquisition of Griezmann.”

“Numerous ‘Red Devils’ envoys have already arrived in the Spanish capital in order to meet with the French international’s agent and persuade him to betray Atleti,” the source writes.

The French World Cup champion is all too familiar to Manchester United, as the club was heavily linked with him during Jose Mourinho’s tenure, only for him to remain in La Liga.

However, Griezmann may be contemplating a final megacontract at his age, and what could be more lucrative than remaining in Europe and competing in the world’s most competitive league?

United, who is reportedly willing to “triple his current salary” of approximately €7 million per year, is reportedly considering doing so.

The suggested remuneration would surpass his previous earnings at Barcelona subsequent to his monumental transfer there several seasons ago. It is impossible for Atletico to contend with these figures.

United should exercise caution when investing heavily in aging stars, as evidenced by the recent cases of Raphael Varane and Casemiro.

Griezmann certainly knows where the back of the net is, but Ten Hag requires immediate results and his lack of experience playing in England would make his acquisition risky.