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One other Sunday afternoon, one other drab defeat for Outdated Trafford to course of.
The Pink Devils misplaced 0-2 in opposition to Crystal Palace, a fifth defeat in six Premier League matches on the Theatre of Desires.
United have already addressed their issues at left wing again by bringing in Patrick Dorgu on this winter window.
Nonetheless, they’ve let Antony and Marcus Rashford go away the membership on mortgage and have failed to usher in any kind of attacking reinforcements.
There have been robust rumours that the membership was pursuing a deal for Bayern Munich’s Mathys Tel however it seems that this transfer has damaged down.
It was additionally relayed right here yesterday that there’s a good probability United will stand pat and never herald a striker this window, however that will be a grave mistake for a facet who look toothless in assault.
United have been linked to quite a few attacking choices equivalent to Victor Osimhen and Viktor Gyokeres however a transfer for both has not been significantly mentioned till the summer time.
There’s one striker that has been linked to United for a really very long time however whose title has not hit the headlines in the identical means.
Canadian striker Jonathan David has been on the Pink Devils’ radar for quite a lot of years however he has not significantly been talked about as an choice on this window.
The London World reported yesterday that “Liverpool are believed to have despatched a £10 million bid to Lille for the striker” that has been rejected and Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal are additionally stated to hold an curiosity within the participant.
The striker’s contract at LOSC Lille is about to run out this June and he’ll be capable to enter the market as a free agent.
The case in opposition to David might be that he’s 24 years previous however he has by no means performed a better degree than the French league and United want somebody who can assure objectives.
As well as, he’s not essentially the most skilled striker and United have already got a plethora of twenty-two and 23 yr previous skills who’re struggling to place the items collectively.
It is also argued that United are higher saving all the cash that they’ve for a summer time transfer for a participant like Gyokeres who Amorim is aware of and loves from their time collectively at Sporting Lisbon.
Nonetheless, United should not have the time to attend.
The Pink Devils can nonetheless win the FA Cup and Europa League. They’re additionally solely 11 factors away from the Convention League positions and a few promise of European soccer subsequent yr.
Amorim wants a goalscorer and he wants one now.
David is simply that. He has scored 104 objectives in his Lille profession and has hit double figures in all 5 of the seasons he has performed in France.
What’s extra, he’s in tremendous kind this season, scoring 20 objectives and offering eight assists in 33 matches.
The Canadian can also be extremely skilled at a global degree despite his younger age, netting 31 occasions for his nation in 59 matches.
In one other constructive argument for signing him, he can be less expensive than an Osimhen or Gyokeres as absolutely a £20-25 million provide can be sufficient to persuade Lille to half methods with their star striker fairly than lose him free of charge in lower than 5 months.
Lastly, David is solely simply an excellent participant. He has been described as “fairly particular and a chilly murderer who could be very scientific.”
The Canadian is a flexible ahead who can play as a second striker or an out-and-out quantity 9, which may match Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-3 system.
He’s additionally an extremely laborious employee off the ball as “his unparalleled ball restoration talent, rated beautifully at 96.875 percentile, is proof of his impeccable work fee within the closing third.” One other key trait that the United boss calls for from his attacking gamers.
Subsequently, the professionals of constructing a transfer for David closely outweigh any potential negatives and it’s one thing the United board ought to act upon inside the subsequent 24 hours, earlier than the window slams shut till the summer time.
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