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Accidents apart, Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag has been let down by the poor type of his attacking stars who’ve discovered it extraordinarily tough to search out the again of the online.
After struggling related issues in his first season, the Dutchman boosted his attacking arsenal by buying the companies of Rasmus Hojlund, who has set the Champions League on fireplace with 5 objectives in 4 video games.
Nevertheless, he’s but to open his account within the Premier League and that could be a main concern for Ten Hag. These worries might have been erased if final season’s prime scorer Marcus Rashford was having fun with a purple patch as he did final season.
As an alternative, the Mancunian has managed a solitary objective this marketing campaign, whereas the opposite forwards have been extraordinarily poor. Anthony Martial stays an ineffective substitute whereas Antony is but to register a single objective or help.
Alejandro Garnacho stays a uncooked expertise whereas Jadon Sancho stays banished and is heading in direction of the exit door as early as January.
United’s goalscoring woes
It’s clear to see that United, who’re the bottom scorers among the many prime 12 groups within the league, want attacking additions if they’re to salvage the present season.
As per Spanish outlet El Nacional, United are tempted by Antoine Griezmann, who appears to have rediscovered his greatest kind since his return to Atletico Madrid after an detached spell at Barcelona.
The 32-year-old has 12 objectives and one help in 16 video games throughout all competitions for Diego Simeone’s facet and whereas the Argentine wouldn’t wish to lose the France worldwide. his comparatively low cost launch clause might make issues attention-grabbing.
“The chance of dropping ‘The Little Prince’ is big, seeing that he has a really fascinating termination clause in his contract, of round 25 million euros, which any ‘prime’ entity will pay. And as anticipated, the French striker has fairly just a few suitors.
“The chance that has appeared for the previous Barça and Actual Sociedad participant is to go away for the Premier League, a contest that he has by no means hidden that he follows rather a lot.
“And extra particularly, it’s Manchester United that’s urgent to take away the Russian World Cup champion from Civitas Metropolitano.
“The English facet urgently have to discover a resolution to the issue they’ve in assault, and for this they’ve thought concerning the signing of Griezmann.
“A number of emissaries of the ‘Purple Devils’ have already travelled to the capital of Spain, to fulfill with the agent of the French worldwide, and persuade him to betray Atleti.”
United know the French World Cup winner all too effectively having been linked with him extensively throughout Jose Mourinho’s reign just for the participant to stay in La Liga.
Griezmann being eyed by United
However at his age, Griezmann is perhaps pondering of 1 final mega contract, and what higher than staying in Europe and taking part in in probably the most aggressive league on the planet.
The report mentions United are ready to ” triple his present wage” with the ahead presently incomes round €7 million a 12 months.
The proposed wage could be greater than what he earned at Barcelona following his mega transfer there just a few seasons in the past. Atletico can’t hope to compete with these numbers.
United must be cautious of throwing cash at ageing stars, as seen from the latest Raphael Varane and Casemiro examples.
Griezmann actually is aware of the place the again of the online is however it might be a dangerous acquisition contemplating he has by no means performed in England and Ten Hag wants instantaneous outcomes.
