Manchester United is experiencing a tumultuous season, with nothing working in their favor at the moment. Two consecutive defeats have resulted in the Carabao Cup defending champions being eliminated, suffering a 3-0 loss against Newcastle United on Wednesday.
Their recent Premier League clash against the treble-winning Manchester City resulted in the Red Devils’ fifth defeat in the first 10 league fixtures of the season. As a result, clubs are monitoring significant changes in their squads, with AC Milan’s star winger being one of the considerations.
United targets 24-year-old AC Milan star Rafael Leao
Manchester United is dealing with injury problems, and the rest of their available players are not performing up to the mark under the supervision of Eric Ten Hag. The squad is clearly underperforming despite showing positive signs in recent games. Two successive defeats have subsequently broken the winning momentum.
According to reports, Man United is set to target AC Milan’s superstar winger Rafael Leao as a replacement for Marcus Rashford, whose form has been downgraded this season. As Marcus Rashford has started all the league games so far but has only managed to find the back of the net once, he is currently going through a goal drought. Rashford finished as the club’s top scorer last season with 30 goals in all competitions.
The Portuguese international led Milan Scudetto-winning campaign with his 14 goals contribution and finished as the club’s top scorer alongside Olivier Giroud in the 2021/22 season. The 24-year-old, Leao recently signed a long-term contract last season to stay at San Siro till 2028.
Manchester United has already roped in Rasmus Hojlund from Seria A side Atlanta and is now setting their sights on Milan’s star winger to pair up with the Danish forward. Reportedly United will have to spend a hefty amount of €90million to obtain the services.
Manchester United looking for potential solution after dismal defeat to the City
Manchester United is looking to turn things around following recent reports suggesting they might consider sacking the Dutch manager due to successive disappointing results, replacing him with the former Real Madrid manager. Pep Guardiola’s side showed no mercy to the hosts, securing a dominating 3-0 victory.
In addition to the ownership takeover saga, the injury concerns, and Sancho’s suspension due to his fallout with the manager, these are various other factors that have caused further distress at the club camp. They are now identifying a potential solution to reinforce and bolster their depleting squad.
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