Despite a £200m-plus summer splurge that managed to fix a leaky defense and add steel and cunning to the center of the park, Manchester United still have a huge area of ​​concern heading into the new year.
Last season’s top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo left the club and despite the resurgence of Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial’s impressive goals-per-minutes ratio, the team suffers from a goal-shortage.
Despite three goals against Nottingham Forest, the Red Devils remain the second lowest scoring team in the top half of the Premier League.
And Erik ten Hag is clearly aware of the fact that a lack of firepower is holding his team back and has publicly addressed the need for the club to recruit the right attacker.
United’s search for strikers hampered by shortage of funds
The Dutchman’s vision for the club has been hampered by the Glazer family which is in the midst of a possible sale and the financial crisis weighing on the club by the América family.
He has left very little room for maneuver and the 20-time English champions are said to only be considering loan deals for potential attackers.
There is a very real possibility that the club will not recruit anyone in January, but the club are trying to rectify the situation as soon as possible and a surprising name has entered the fray.
Manchester United and Tottenham have started talks with Rennes over striker Martin Terrier, who was valued at £34m over the summer. (Media footer) pic.twitter.com/SVcTBRVfc6
— Transfer News Central (@TransferNewsCen) December 30, 2022
According to Media Foot, the Rennes forward Martin Terrier is a man in demand. “He recently approached his agent and the latter exchanged with Tottenham and Manchester United emissaries,” the report added.
The report adds that Terrier is one of the best French forwards at the moment, behind only Kylian Mbappe and Christopher Nkunku.
And the statistics seem to suggest that this view is valid. The 25-year-old has enjoyed a successful season in Ligue 1 so far, having scored 11 goals in 20 appearances in all competitions.
Terrier, a requested striker
The striker has maintained the form he showed last season, which drew the world’s attention to him. The striker had found the back of the net 21 times in 46 games for Rennes last season.
He is valued at 35 million euros by Transfermarkt and could get even more if he continued in the same vein.
The report added that, “The two clubs again took the temperature of the file to find out the will of the player, his salary expectations and the conditions of a possible transfer.”
While a January move cannot be ruled out, the player will most likely be in demand next summer, when clubs will have a bigger operating budget.
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