THE top scorers in the Premier League this season with 53 goals from their 25 games, Manchester United hardly need a striker.
According to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer they do, apparently – with Borussia Dortmund superstar Erling Haaland one of FIVE big-name summer transfer targets.
How Man Utd could line up if they sign all of their top five summer targets
Man Utd have five European superstars on their summer transfer wishlist
As well as the Norway ace, United are believed to be hot on the trail of Jadon Sancho for the second summer in a row.
Defenders Jules Kounde, Raphael Varane and David Alaba are also on Solskjaer’s wishlist, with the back-four clearly a problem area.
But how would the Old Trafford chief squeeze all five stars into the team in the highly unlikely scenario they managed to land all of them?
First and foremost, Harry Maguire – still the most-expensive defender in history at £85million – would surely make way.
Varane and Kounde would form a superb mix of youth and experience in the heart of a back-four.
Solskjaer would be able to get the best out of Maguire by sticking him on the left of a back-three, where he thrived earlier in his career.
David Alaba would be the obvious choice at left-back, despite Luke Shaw’s stellar season.
The Bayern Munich star – out of contract this summer – is more than capable of playing at centre-back or further forward, in midfield.
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How Man Utd could line up if they fail to sign any of their summer targets
However, questions have been raised over Alaba’s ability to play in the middle of a back-four in the ultra-physical Premier League, with John Barnes one pundit to suggest he’d struggle.
In midfield, Solskjaer appears more than happy with his deep duo of Fred and Scott McTominay, with Nemanja Matic providing more than capable back-up.
With Bruno Fernandes roaming behind the striker and Marcus Rashford on the left, the United boss has no worries there either.
However, United have lacked some genuine width on the right flank, with natural centre-forward Mason Greenwood preferred to wide-man Daniel James.
Sancho would comfortably slip in on the right-flank forging an impressive front-four with current Dortmund team-mate Haaland replacing the struggling Anthony Martial up front.
Edinson Cavani has been United’s No1 striker in recent weeks, but his contract expires at the end of the season, with talks over an extension believed to be ongoing.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
