Manchester United have recovered brilliantly after a stuttering begin to the season, and will discover themselves simply two factors behind Champions Liverpool in the event that they win their sport in hand.
The Pink Devils might look to bolster their squad in January, as one other Bruno Fernandes-type signing may assist them mount a real title problem this time period.
Based on stories from The Athletic, signing a striker is a precedence for United subsequent month. Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund tops Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s record, and the Pink Devils boss has been making an attempt to signal him for a very long time.
The report claims that another choice for United could possibly be Dominic Calvert-Lewin. The Everton striker has been in red-hot kind this season, scoring 11 objectives in 14 Premier League appearances.
The 23-year-old has admirers at Previous Trafford, however it’s extremely unlikely that the Pink Devils will be capable to lure him away from the Merseyside membership.
Calvert-Lewin has progressed immensely beneath Carlo Ancelotti at Everton. He signed a brand new contract on the membership in March this yr, and the membership charges him rightly.
Everton are constructing a stable basis for the long run, and Calvert-Lewin is an integral a part of their long-term undertaking. Good at aerial duels in open play, capturing and medical ending, Calvert-Lewin matches the invoice at Previous Trafford.
United is not going to solely must pay round or greater than £75 million charge (the quantity they paid to Everton to signal Romelu Lukaku) for Calvert-Lewin, it should require an enormous effort on their half to lure him away from Goodison Park.
The truth is, The Athletic stories that any potential sale would do irreparable harm to the connection between supervisor and board and that Everton hierarchy wouldn’t settle for any gives in any respect for the younger striker.