MU's hunt for expensive striker

Viktor Gyokeres is one of MU's targets. Photo: Reuters .

ESPN said MU is pursuing Dibling, who is valued at up to 100 million pounds by Southampton. This young talent also attracts the attention of a series of clubs such as Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham, Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig.

The England U21 international has made a huge step up in the 2024/25 season at Southampton, scoring four goals in 33 Premier League appearances.

The £100m fee is considered too high compared to Dibling's real value. On Transfermarkt , this 19-year-old talent is valued at £21m.

Before Dibling, MU considered Gyokeres as the number one target to upgrade the attack this summer. This season, Gyokeres scored 5 hat-tricks, something few strikers in Europe can do. After 46 matches in all competitions, the Swedish striker scored 47 goals, achieving a very impressive performance.

Dibling has attracted attention in the Premier League this season. Photo: Reuters.

Gyokeres has a good relationship with Ruben Amorim, but this player is said to only consider MU if the "Red Devils" win a ticket to the Champions League. In addition, Gyokeres' transfer fee of about 70 million pounds is also a big barrier for MU.

Two other Premier League strikers are also on MU's radar: Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) and Liam Delap (Ipswich Town). Semenyo is valued at £70 million by Bournemouth, after scoring 8 goals for the club in the Premier League this season.

Delap is more affordable, at around £30m. However, the striker has ambitions to play in European Cup next season. If MU cannot win the Europa League, the possibility of the "Red Devils" failing in this deal is likely to happen. Delap is also interested by Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea.

The Old Trafford team is forced to increase the "firepower" in the attack when Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee are disappointing. Italian media said MU is willing to sell Hojlund for a fee of 50 million pounds to invest in a more classy striker.

Newcastle's 4 goals drowned MU. Early morning of April 14, MU suffered a 1-4 defeat to Newcastle at St James' Park in round 32 of the Premier League.

Source: https://znews.vn/cuoc-san-lung-tien-dao-dat-do-cua-mu-post1547054.html