Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have had their hopes of adding quality to their squads boosted after Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone hit out at Antoine Griezmann.
Atletico are unbeaten in La Liga this season, but five draws from their first ten games has left them eight points behind leaders Barcelona.
Griezmann has scored just twice in the league this season, prompting Simeone’s criticism of his star striker.
“We do not have a player that wins us matches,” said Simeone.
“We don’t depend on one footballer, a team needs everybody to be involved.