Manchester United is reportedly contacting Aston Villa Ace Ollie Watkins, according to Athletics.
After passing a terrible campaign in the past term, Ruben Amorim has given priority to the renewal of the attacking department and I would like to buy Premier League-Covered players.
The Red Devils have already bought Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo from Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brentford respectively. Now they are planning to concentrate in the pointed department.
Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee are the two most important center-forward options that United currently has. Chido Obi is also at the club, but is very young and is not yet ready to play Premier League football.
Hojlund showed disappointing versions in the past term and Zirkzee was no better and only scored seven goals in the Premier League.
Now, Athletics Report that Man Utd had various options on their radar to strengthen the front line, but has limited to only two names, with Watkins and Benjamin Sesko under it. The name of Nicolas Jackson was also driven around, but they are not going to go for him.
Watkins to Man Utd
Man Utd is in contact with Sesko and Watkins to understand the potential costs to complete both deals. Although it has been suggested that Aston Villa wants to be nearby £ 60m For the Englishman, the Red Devils believe that they can protect the service of Watkins for a fee of at least £ 40 million, while they have to spend around £ 69 million to buy Sesko.
Given that Amorim wants a Premier competition striker, Watkins would be the right option. A front three from Cunha, Watkins and Mbeumo would be a delightful prospect for the United fan.
However, the disadvantage of buying Watkins would be that he will be 30 this year. Nevertheless, it is always necessary to have experienced strikers, and they generally peak at this stage of their career.
Watkins has scored 15 or more goals in the last three Premier League campaigns. He pushed Aston Villa to qualify for the Champions League by finishing in the top four in the 2023/24 season and led them to secure the Europa League football previous term.
It becomes interesting to see who the Old Trafford Club ultimately chooses to buy before the end of this transfer window to strengthen the Centrum-Forward position.
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