Ruben Amorim told to complete deadline day Manchester United signing of attacker
Paul Merson has claimed that Manchester United should look at signing Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, insisting he is much better than the options currently at the club.
Registering 16 goals across his first season at the club was promising but Rasmus Hojlund’s contributions have dropped off during his second season, scoring just two league goals, and it is believed that Amorim wants a new striker for the club.
Victor Osimhen has been long tipped for a big money move to the Premier League or PSG, but no such transfer materialised last summer, and In the end he joined Turkish giants Galatasaray where he has so far scored 16 goals in just 20 appearances.
Mateta bagged twice for Palace in their 2-0 win over United on Sunday. On Sky Sports’ coverage of deadline day, and with Man United looking to improve that attack, they have been told to sign Mateta.
Merson said: “United should get Mateta, that’s what they need. He’s a strong lad up front, playing at the top of his game, he leads the line, scoring goals now. He runs and works his socks off harder than anyone you know.
“But they won’t because he plays for Palace. And everyone would go: what are you buying him for? But he’s 100 times better than anyone United have in the front line. Not Amad, he’s a young kid – but he’s much better than Hojlund and Zirkzee at the moment.”
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Mateta is having a very good season, there is no doubt about it, but he is not the type of player that Amorim needs to sign to make a difference this season and he would not really improve the side.
What Amorim needs is a total revamp of the side, if he is able to do that, then he will be a very successful boss of Manchester United.
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