Manchester United Can Start The Season Without New Strikers

The arrivals of Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha were not enough for Manchester United (Instagram/@manchesterunited).

JAKARTA - Manchester United can start the season without new strikers after the search for number 9 players is recognized as frustrating.

Ruben Amorim's squad has been strengthened by the arrival of Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo - who scored a total of 35 Premier League goals in the 2024/2025 season - with a total value of 135 million pounds.

Amoriam also wants to sign a new striker on the transfer market after his team scored only 44 league goals last season.

However, after interest in Liam Delap, Viktor Gyokeres, and Hugo Ekitike zero, ESPN reported that there was no guarantee that the new striker would arrive before the transfer deadline.

Other potential targets are being studied and discussions with agents and intermediaries are underway.

There is also an agreement that if the club recruits a new center-forward, space must be made in the squad. That is, there must be an attacker who is willing to be released.

Sejuah ini, Manchester United sudah memiliki Rasmus Hojlund, Joshua Zirkzee, dan Chido Obi sebagai opsi penyerang nomor 9.

The three of them were taken to the United States on a pre-season tour containing three matches.

However, there is no sign that Aminom is satisfied to have all three.

Hojlund and Zirkzee are both experiencing difficulties in the 2024/2025 season, scoring a total of only seven league goals.

Not surprisingly, the idea raises speculation that Hojlund is associated with his return to Italy, joining Inter Milan or Juventus, although the player prefers to fight for his place in the Manchester United squad.

Even so, the Red Devils still opened the option for the 22-year-old, who still has a three-year contract remaining.

Meanwhile, there is speculation that Manchester United may be tempted to reach an agreement with Chelsea that will see Nicolas Jackson move to Old Trafford plus exchange Alejandro Garnacho.

Garnacho is available for around 40 million pounds after being dropped from the pre-season tour. Jackson's future at Stamford Bridge is also uncertain following the arrival of Delap and Joao Pedro.

One potential solution to this problem is Amorim plays Mbeumo as the center forward, instead of being one of the number 10 players in the 3-4-3 formation.