Barcelona ‘agree deal’ to sign Manchester United target next summer

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Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign Antoine Griezmann, according to reports in France.

The Atletico Madrid striker has been in poor form this season, scoring just twice in La Liga so far.

Despite that, Manchester United and Barcelona are still expected to battle it out to sign the Frenchman in the summer.

Reports claim the Catalans have claimed a march on their rivals by agreeing a deal in principle with the Frenchman. (="http://www.thesun.uk/">Sun<)

Griezmann was expected to join United last summer, but Fifa's decision to uphold their transfer ban against Atletico ended any hopes of a move.

He penned a new deal, which saw his buy-out clause doubled from £85million to £170m for the summer window alone.