Manchester United certainly has multiple issues, but many of the current issues can be concentrated in the heart of a long-standing, important position.
Since arriving from Atalanta on a £64 million contract in 2023, Rasmus Hozilund has scored 24 goals in 88 games in all competitions. Another Serie A import, Joshua Zilky, scored just seven times in his injury debut campaign in Manchester.
Before Hojlund arrived, Erik Ten Hag was forced to rely on the injured Anthony Martial, which is prone to most of 2022/23, following the rushing exit of Cristiano Ronaldo.
The addition of the Dutch in January marks the lowest decline in the search for United, looking for a stopgap short-term striker, following the era of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Kavani and Odion Igalo, but hopes for more long-term acquisitions like Hoyland and Zirkusy.
Man Utd’s Top PL Scorer by Season | ||
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season | player | the goal |
2024/25* | Bruno Fernandez | 8 |
2023/24 | Bruno Fernandez & Rasmas Hoyland | 10 |
2022/23 | Marcus Rashford | 17 |
2021/22 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 18 |
2020/21 | Bruno Fernandez | 18 |
2019/20 | Marcus Rashford and Anthony Marshall | 17 |
2018/19 | Paul Pogba | 13 |
2017/18 | Romeru Lukaku | 16 |
2016/17 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 17 |
2015/16 | Anthony Marshall | 11 |
2014/15 | Wayne Rooney | 12 |
2013/14 | Wayne Rooney | 17 |
2012/13 | Robin Van Persy | 26 |
Statistics through the Transfer Market |
The latter pursuit has sparked speculation over the capture of Liam Dellup, the 22-year-old charm from the town of Ipswich, but Reuben Amorim’s side needs a proven ready-made goal machine to arrive through the door this summer.
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In addition to the desire to bring in a new number 10 in the form of Matheus Cunha, the latest report shows that Red Devils is also bolstering Delap’s pursuit, offering British people avail for £30 million this summer amid the impending return to the UK’s championship.
The former Manchester City Academy alumnus enjoys a great season regardless of the club’s collective misery after scoring 12 Premier League goals, but such a move still represents a risk.
With that in mind, RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesco is one of those who appears to be considered as a potential upgrade, but Miller reported that Amorim and Co are keen on the deal for Victor Osmichen in Naples.
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According to the report, Old Trafford costumes are “promoting” to hit “cut price” deals for the Nigerian sense.
The belief is that United are keen to win a £40 million contract with the Serie A side, taking advantage of the fact that the 26-year-old is set to return to Napoli to enter the final year of his current contract.
Amorim is said to “like” Osimhen’s move ahead of Delap.
Why is Osimchen likely to be the best signature since Bruno Fernandez?
The facts featured in recent signatures by Patrick Dolg (20) and Aiden Haven (18) during the January transfer period reveal that Ineo is eager to pursue an approach to transferring the transfer.
All desire to plan for the future is good and good, but United are screaming for someone who can instantly attack the ground running in Manchester. Amorim and Co can no longer afford to play the games they are waiting for.
Routes down a signature route like Hojlund were simply not working. The Old Trafford hierarchy will need to snap players at peak times, similar to the capture of Bruno Fernandez in January 2020.
From his debut match-performance man with Wolverhampton Wanderers, the Portuguese playmaker has turned Manchester United into everything. More than five years ago, the 30-year-old now boasts 96 goals and 85 games in all the club’s tournaments.
It can be argued that bringing Osimhen would represent a similar kind of signature, as evidenced by a career tally of 144 goals in 258 club games.
Previously, the driving force behind Naples’ Scudetto’s success in 2022/23 was that he had scored 26 league goals – the towering striker is now thriving in Turkey.
Celebrated as “the best striker in the market” by Statman Dave, Osimhen appears to be heading towards the center at the peak of his power.
Osimhen (24/25) vs Fernandes (2018/19) – League statistics | ||
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stat (*per game) | Osimhen (Galatasaray) | Fernandez (sports) |
Game (start) | 24 (22) | 33 (33) |
the goal | twenty one | 20 |
Target Frequency | 89 minutes | 147 min |
I missed a big opportunity | twenty one | 7 |
A big opportunity has been created | 10 | 9 |
assist | 4 | 13 |
Key Pass* | 1.1 | 3.2 |
Pass accuracy* | 67% | 75% |
Successful dribbling* | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Lost *Owner* | 7.7 | 22.8 |
Statistics via Sofascore |
Although he has not sampled Premier League action, Osimchen has proven himself in France, Belgium, Italy and now Turkey.
In Hojlund’s case, United are rarely too surprised by the current problems, considering they scored just 10 goals for Atalanta before moving to Manchester. The promising Dane is a potential player, but in Osimhen, Amorim was able to find a real deal.
Certainly, club legend Gary Neville has stated that Fernandez is the only signature of the last decade “he’s done more than he thought”, so perhaps the Naples outcast could be the best addition since the arrival of the Portuguese star.
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