There is a repeating pattern among Manchester United’s managers this season. They always manage to regress ten steps after taking a stride ahead, making it extremely challenging to assess the team’s development.
Yesterday, Ruben Amorim’s team suffered a 2-0 Premier League loss to Crystal Palace. The Red Devils’ performance versus the Eagles was incredibly dismal as they were unable to produce anything of significance.
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When Amorim chose to start Kobbie Mainoo as the number nine (false nine, of course) and sit Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee that evening, it was a rather telling sign of the club’s condition.
There is now no indication of where the goals will come from if Amad Diallo plays poorly, like he did last night, and that is an issue that they must address.
Today is transfer deadline day, therefore Man Utd must undoubtedly take some action to try to bolster the team’s firepower.
Football Insider reports that Manchester United is now negotiating a last-minute agreement to capture Christopher Nkunku, a brilliant offensive midfielder for Chelsea.
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The Frenchman can play in any of the front three positions and is one of those players who is specifically designed to fit Amorim’s style at Old Trafford.
According to the report, Manchester United is negotiating a loan and a permanent contract in an effort to determine what will work best in the little amount of time available.
One would think that the Red Devils had the salary flexibility to sign the Blues player after sending away Antony and Rashford on loan.
Since Cole Palmer is a Chelsea starter, Nkunku will hardly ever get the opportunity to play in his preferred role at Stamford Bridge.
The former RB Leipzig player will undoubtedly start at Old Trafford because he is too talented to be wasting his career on the bench in London.
Nkunku is valued at about £70 million by Chelsea, and he would be open to continuing his career at Manchester United.
The 26-year-old has the opportunity to lead Amorim’s project at Old Trafford, and he will undoubtedly want to seize the chance.
It’s time for Manchester United to step up their efforts to recruit Nkunku, as the transfer window is about to close. We’ll have to wait and see how things unfold in the remaining time to see whether they can come to an arrangement with Chelsea.
