Despite pulling back from a proposed deal, Manchester United would still like to buy Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid.

United cooled their interest last week before Griezmann committed his future to Atleti.

With doubts over Zlatan's Ibrahimovic's long-term future, Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata and Everton's Romelu Lukaku have emerged as Jose Mourinho's preferred options.

United have not completely closed the door on triggering Griezmann's €100 million buyout clause during this window, especially if they are unable to secure one of their other targets.

Atleti can't sign any players until January of 2018.

"We have decided to stay [Griezmann and his sporting adviser Eric Olhats]," Griezmann told Telefoot on Sunday. "[The constant speculation and questions about his future] was pretty irritating.

"It is a difficult moment for the club and for my teammates. It would have been a really harsh blow [for Atletico] to leave. There is another beautiful season to be had."