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Manchester United have suffered a serious setback of their pursuit of a quantity 9 this summer season.
Summer time of frustration
Whereas United have improved properly on the quantity ten place with the signings of Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, they’ve missed out on quite a few strikers.
They’ve been linked to a plethora of choices reminiscent of Viktor Gyokeres, Victor Osimhen, Liam Delap and Hugo Ekitike however all have gone elsewhere.
It’s mentioned that Ruben Amorim prefers an skilled Premier League confirmed striker and United have been credited with an curiosity in Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins.
The English ahead definitely matches the invoice as he plundered 31 targets and assists final season.
Studies of contemporary contact this morning
Simply this morning, information broke that United had been in latest contact with the Villans over a transfer for Ollie Watkins.
Allegedly, Villa have advised United that they worth the striker at £60 million and the Purple Devils haven’t any want to pay a sum as massive as this.
United can be ready to make an official supply although, if his worth have been to return down later within the window.
Not on the market
The Telegraph are way more downbeat on the probabilities of an Outdated Trafford transfer for Watkins, nevertheless.
The English paper states, “Aston Villa have advised Manchester United that ahead Ollie Watkins will not be on the market.”
Regardless of the Purple Devils making an inquiry concerning the participant’s availability, “Villa, nevertheless, haven’t any plans to half with the £33m signing this summer season and demand he’s not on the market at any worth.”
The place do United go now?
There’s the chance that Villa’s stance might soften later within the window, particularly have been Watkins to agitate for a transfer. It has been reported earlier in the summertime that he can be eager to go away Birmingham for Manchester.
Nonetheless, if the experiences are correct, it’s one other striker possibility crossed off the listing.
Nicolas Jackson stays a risk and Benjamin Sesko may turn into a sensible possibility ought to his worth drop afterward within the window.
Regardless, followers might be starting to fret that there probably might be no actual quantity 9 improve this summer season in spite of everything.
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