Manchester United’s hunt for a striker ahead of next season is a well—known fact. However, the prices that are being talked about in relation to their main goals could derail a potential deal.
Manager Eric ten Hag has really struggled with the lack of an elite scorer this season. Apart from Marcus Rashford, no other player has scored double digits in the Premier League.
Both strikers — Anthony Martial and the loaned Vut Weghorst — have their own problems. The Frenchman was unlucky with injuries.
The search for the attacker is in full swing
As for the Netherlands national team player, he showed a lot of passion and drive, but struggled to get into the protocol with any real stability.
It is extremely important that an elite scorer arrives before next season, and the main targets are Victor Osimhen from Napoli, Harry Kane from Tottenham and Benfica sensation Gonzalo Ramos.
The problem is that the value of all three players exceeds 100 million euros. While the operation for Kane is likely to cost the club more than 110 million euros, Osimhen is estimated at 150 million euros, and the Portuguese national team player will cost 120 million euros.
After a huge bust last summer, the club will need to sell well to raise funds ahead of the summer onslaught.
One interesting player being looked at is Joao Felix, who is currently on loan at Chelsea in London from La Liga giant Atletico Madrid.
It’s no secret that he doesn’t want to return to his parent club because of the breakdown of relations with manager Diego Simeone.
Felix admitted that he is happy at the Blues, but Graham Potter’s side does not have the opportunity to buy a point in a loan deal, and so far no negotiations have been conducted.
Chelsea’s record spending means the club will have to carefully navigate the transfer market next season, and there are doubts whether they can afford to match the Atletico striker’s valuation.
Felix is the target
Further complications could arise if the team fails to qualify for the Champions League, which looks likely at the moment as they occupy a disappointing 11th place in the table.
But yes, playing in the Champions League is an important decision, but no one knows the future, so we’ll see what happens, and then we’ll see,” the 23—year—old recently commented.
According to Mundo Deportivo, the Red Devils are closely monitoring the situation and could attack if Chelsea fail to reach a consensus.
Manchester United is monitoring his progress against the footballer in the hope that Atletico will agree to a lucrative deal in the summer. This is a long-standing desire of the Red Devils, who see in the player an angular figure on which to build the revival of the club.”
Atletico are considering a sum of around 100 million euros and United could attack if they fail to negotiate a deal with Spurs or Napoli. In this case, Felix would be a great addition, and United could have been much worse.
