Cunha in place. Mbeumo finally in place. Manchester United have fortunately acquired power, pace and not least accuracy in front of the opponents’ goal so far in the transfer window, but are still without the extremely important striker reinforcement. A lot is happening on this front this week, where United are served the striker of their dreams and a heavily discounted striker flop the Red Devils have previously considered.
First to the dream striker. Viktor Gyökeres has been on a steady course against Arsenal this month, but a full strike from the Swede’s side and a complete halt in negotiations between Sporting and Arsenal, has caused Sporting to turn against United again. It was the first opportunity this week, the second is served from London.
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Chelsea have signed both Joao Pedro and Liam Delap this summer, and are showing that they are very strong at the top. For Christioph Nkunku, this means a predictable exit. The French striker has never had the big breakthrough in the Chelsea shirt, now it definitely won’t. According to The Athletic, Chelsea demanded £65 million for the 27-year-old earlier this winter. Without getting a bite.
In June, Manchester United were linked with Nkunku, a potential signing we thought was headless. United need a striker who can deliver in the Premier League, Nkunku’s combination of longer injury breaks and 38 Premier League games with 6 goals since 2023, is anything but the attacking player Amorim now needs.
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Chelsea are now lowering the threshold for signing Nkunku, a move that seems tailor-made to get Man United management back. The English media claims the London club will go down from £65 million to £43 million.
Still far, far away from a basis for signing for United, if you ask us.
