Those who suffered through Sunday’s Manchester derby without scoring a goal again noticed how tame Man United strikers are in front of goal. They work hard, but again without results. Now, Hojlund or Zirkzee should not be blamed for United being toothless in attack, but the previous 1-0 defeats against Nottingham Forest and 0-0 on Sunday against confirm one of United’s main tasks in the transfer market will be to sign a striker who can create opportunities and set the finishes. Four players have been linked to United in the last month, now it is reported that the club has made the decision.
According to ESPN’s sources, Manchester United have turned away from Viktor Gyökeres, Benjamin Sesko and Victor Osimhen.
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So who is left behind?
According to the media’s sources, Ipswich top scorer Liam Delap is the chosen one. The price of “only” £40 million is an argument in itself, almost half of what United would have to pay for an Osimhen signing. Then there is age. Delap is still only 22, and has the all-important English passport in his sock drawer. This means that United do not have to use the “foreign quota”.
So the latter, as for Manchester United, is crucial. Gyökeres, Sesko and Osimhen have proven to be fantastic strikers, but no one can point to scoring in the world’s toughest league. In his first proper Premier League season, Delap has scored 12 league goals for one of the Premier League’s weakest clubs.
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