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Mario Mandzukic's agent says he expects the striker to honour his contract with Atletico Madrid.

The striker has been linked with Manchester United and Juventus but his representative thinks he will stay at the Vicente Calderon

The Croatia international joined the club from Bayern Munich last summer in a reported €22 million deal and signed a four-year contract at the Vicente Calderon.

Mandzukic netted 20 times in 42 appearances in all competitions in his first season in Spain but it has been claimed that Atleti coach Diego Simeone would like to offload the forward.

Manchester United and Juventus have been touted as possible destinations, but the player's representative, Ivan Cvjetkovic, believes his client will remain at the club.

"Mario was unhappy recently because he had stopped scoring and that affected him but that was also down to Atletico Madrid," the agent told Tportal.

"In spite of this, this Atletico side still qualified for the Champions League and won the Supercopa de Espana, so there's no reason to think he's totally unsatisfied.

"When you go to a new league, the first year is always one of adaptation. Anyway, the fans immediately took to him. Mario adapted to both the club and the city.

"I don't see any reason why he should not fulfil his contact. Of course, we know well that in football things are always changing and you never know what can happen.

"However, I don't think it's necessary to speculate about the future right now."