Atletico Madrid are lining up a sensational £30m swoop forMonaco wingerThomas Lemar as speculation rises over Manchester United targetAntoine Greizmann's future, according toreports.
Lemar, 21, was the subject of a £17m bid from Atletico in the summer, and he reportedly remains keen on a switch to follow in the footsteps of Belgian wingerYannick Ferreira Carrasco.
But the pacy winger's price has inflated since the summer amid interest from Bayern Munich and Manchester City, meaning that Atletico will now have to pay around £30m to sign him next summer.
Lemar is said to prefer a switch to Atletico over Bayern or City as he feels that his playing time will be limited anywhere other than the Spanish capital.
Diego Simeone's side are planning a huge summer of spending next year as they ready themselvesfor the begrudging departure of star manAntoine Greizmann, who is linked to a number of clubs including Manchester United and Chelsea.
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Greizmann ignitedlinks with a move to Old Trafford after admitting that it would be 'awesome' to play alongside fellow Frenchman Paul Pogba.
Atletico currently have a transfer ban in place after breaching rules in regards to signing foreignunder-18 players, but while it can't be lifted until 2018, Simeone's side are appealing the ban.
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Lemar, who knocked Tottenham out of the Champions League this week in a 2-1 win, is said to still want a move to Atletico next summer despite uncertainty over Diego Simeone's future.
The Argentine boss has been linked with a move to the struggling Inter Milan, but it's expected that he will see out his current contract until 2018 before moving on.