There are no longer too many who think Rasmus Hojlund will be seen in the Manchester United shirt when the start of the season begins. A natural development after 4 poor goals in 32 Premier League games. The Dane should not be blamed for United finishing the season in a historically weak 15th place, but also did not contribute with the necessary scoring instinct. Now they are working hard to put in place a striker who can “guarantee” goals in the world’s toughest league. We like that United have turned their attention back to Ollie Watkins.
Victor Osimhen. Viktor Gyökeres. Hugo Ekitike. There is hardly a top striker on the market who has not been linked to Manchester United in recent months. With pressure to “have to sell to buy”, United cannot act as before in the transfer market, where the club was willing to go to (too) great lengths to secure players the coaches wanted. So when selling clubs like Sporting push up the price of Amorim’s favourite striker Gyökeres, United will have to turn to another candidate. Then we are back to one of the original first choices.
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According to The Athletic, United tried to secure a swap earlier this summer, with Marcus Rashford going to Aston Villa on a permanent transfer, while Villa sent Ollie Watkins to Old Trafford.
Watkins stands with an impressive 75 goals in 184 Premier League games in a Villa shirt, exactly what United need from a pure striker.
This deal fell apart, as Rashford pushes to sign with Barcelona. Now the English media reports that the United management is back on the Watkins track and is in contact with Villa. Arsenal made a £50 million bid for Watkins in January, but were quickly turned down. Emery was not willing to lose his star striker midway through the season.
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According to the English media, rules for sustainable and profitable club operations could “motivate” Aston Villa to sell Watkins this summer. Caughtoffside reports Manchester United have now signalled they are open to paying the £60 million for Watkins Aston Villa demands.
