Spurs step up chase for Antoine Griezmann as Monaco make move
Gary Jacob
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Tottenham Hotspur have increased their efforts to land Antoine Griezmann, the France winger, after Monaco entered the race for the Real Sociedad player. The Spanish club are insisting that his £25 million buyout clause is met after Griezmann asked to leave.
Bayern Munich and Woolwich are not interested and, although Chelsea have watched him, they have not followed up their interest.
Griezmann scored 16 league goals and claimed three assists last season and is scheduled to return to training on Monday. Tottenham want to raise money by selling Étienne Capoue or Sandro, the midfielders, and are looking at Memphis Depay, the PSV Eindhoven winger, as an alternative to Griezmann.
Tottenham face competition from Wolfsburg for Mattia Destro, the Roma striker, and the Italian club are considering another effort to sign Vlad Chiriches in the unlikely event that Mehdi Benatia leaves amid interest from Chelsea. Chiriches decided against signing for Roma to join Tottenham last summer.