Surprisingly, Manchester United Even Aimed For The Chelsea Flop Striker

RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner is the target of Manchester United. (Twitter @RB Leipzig)

JAKARTA - Manchester United are still looking for strikers who have high instincts in terms of scoring goals. You see, Rasmus Hojlund has not been sharp since being brought in from Atalanta.

Remember Timo Werner? Yes, the striker that Chelsea bought was expensive, 53 million, from RB Leipzig in 2020.

Werner is said to be a new Chelsea bomber. However, it turned out that he failed to show his maximum performance during the two seasons in the Premier League.

Werner only scored 23 goals in 89 matches. However, the 27-year-old striker also led the Blues to win the 2021 Champions League.

Chelsea then did not maintain the German national team striker and returned him to Leipzig. The Blues let him go at a discount, which is 23.5 million pounds in 2022.

Together with Leipzig, Werner again showed his greatness as a goal machine. He has collected 16 goals for 40 appearances.

However, he has only scored two goals in the last 13 matches in various competitions.

However, Werner's slick performance made MU interested in bringing him back to England.

Rumors circulated that Erik ten Hag's manager included the player in the list that the Red Devils wanted to buy in the January 2024 transfer window.

MU has not yet made an official offer. However, the club is said to have conducted an assessment and negotiations with Leipzig.

Interestingly, Werner is not only a target for MU. Other Premier League clubs, such as West Ham United and Fulham, also want to recruit him. Finally, Real Madrid became the next club to take aim at Werner.

However, MU may take an approach seriously. The reason is, Ten Hag wants to pair Hojlund with Werner.

At least Werner can help lift Hojlund's performance, who has yet to score in the Premier League once despite doing so in the Champions League.

The removal, when Hojlund had not yet sharpened, striker Anthony Martial could no longer be a mainstay. Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford showed a decline in terms of scoring goals.

This situation forced Ten Hag to look for a new striker. Furthermore, the club can release Martial who is considered to have knocked.