After a dismal start under Erik ten Hag, Manchester United regained their form under interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy and are currently only four points off the Premier League top four.
The former United striker not only steadied the ship, but also got quite a few underperforming stars back on track, which will be a huge help to new head coach Ruben Amorim.
One of the first tasks for the Portuguese to solve will be trying to get his strikers firing with both Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee struggling big time.
The Dane only has two goals this term while the summer signing from Bologna only has one and the Red Devils need their front men to start firing if they are to turn the current campaign into a success.
Goals needed
There have already been murmurs that Amorim will eventually ask INEOS to go after his Sporting protege Viktor Gyokeres next summer but whether the Swede will agree to leave Lisbon for Old Trafford remains to be seen.
As relayed by F365, the new co-owners are not putting all their eggs in the same basket and are also eyeing former Tottenham Hotspur top-scorer Harry Kane.
It is well known that the 20-time English league champions wanted to sign the England international last summer but for Daniel Levy to play spoilsport and Kane eventually swapped the Premier League for the Bundesliga.
After years of not winning any silverware, he decided to join Bayern Munich and despite a stunning individual campaign, the 31-year-old remained trophyless and is now yearning for a change again.
And United are not the only club in the race with Paris Saint-Germain also looking at the Englishman. PSG, since Kylian Mbappe’s departure, are searching for a goalscorer and the Bayern No 9 certainly fits the bill.
Both clubs are reportedly prepared to submit a record bid of €130 million to land the Premier League legend who is just 47 goals shy of breaking Alan Shearer’s record and thus, a move to Old Trafford could be just the switch he needs.
“It is about Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, who are looking for an offensive reference of absolute guarantees, and they would already have about 130 million euros ready to get Harry Kane to leave Germany.
Record bid for Kane
“Manchester United also intend to recruit the Bayern star, after Rubén Amorim has ordered the purchase of a footballer who can lead the project.
“Erik Ten Hag was convinced that Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund were very interesting footballers, and that they could become world-class stars, but both have failed in the attempt.”
Since his move to the Bavarian giants, Kane’s record speaks for himself, with 44 goals last term while this campaign, he has already netted 17 times.
Whether the Red Devils actually have that kind of money remains doubtful but a move for Kane certainly makes a lot of sense. Amorim’s system demands a top-class striker and INEOS need to get one in as soon as possible.
Ayantan Chowdhury
Ayantan has worked for 10 years in the Indian sports media industry, writing for the biggest newspapers and websites but his heart was always set on writing about his favourite club. Currently an editor at The Peoples Person. You can follow him on X: @ayantanc_25
