Manchester United is expected to try to sign a new striker this summer – and that can cause problems for Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee, who both struggled this season
Dimitar Berbatov has warned Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirzkee that they are borrowed in Manchester United – unless they start the back of a net for the summer transfer window.
Both Hojlund and Zirkzee, a summer signature by Bologna, have difficulty scoring this season regularly and going into the last weeks of the campaign with only four and three Premier League goals to their name or. Their fortunes for the goal have fueled speculation that the club wants to sign a new No. 9 in the low season.
Liam Delap is one of the players linked to a summer switch to Old Trafford after plundering 12 league goals for Ipswich Town.
The goal of United are far away from their heyday, where they scored goals for fun under Sir Alex Ferguson. And Berbatov thinks that Ruben Amorim will only keep confidence in his misunderstanding forward so long.
Speaking with Four Four Two Magazine, the former United Striker said: “Well, different time, different football, different players. United has undergone a difficult period in the Premier League, and especially now that Liverpool has won the 20th title, which is clearly a big disappointment for everyone who is connected to United.
“As far as their striker dilemma is concerned, that stays until the current strikers regularly start scoring goals, whether the new season comes and the manager decides that his patience is no longer with them, and maybe he goes for someone else.
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“Until the season is over, I hope that the one who gets the chance to play in the front can really take this opportunity seriously, because they need to know that when the new season comes, everything starts, the manager will have more time to prepare the team from the start.”
The struggles of Hojlund for the goal have linked the former Atalanta man to a return to the Serie A this week. It is claimed that Juventus is interested in the Denmark International, who moved to United in a deal of £ 72 million in total.
It is still to see whether Hojlund would get the green light to permanently leave Old Trafford, but the club wants to collect further transfer funds to give Amorim more scope when it comes to rebuilding his playing crew.