Scandi strikeforce: United will pay big to partner Swedish 29-goal machine with Hojlund next season

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Manchester United are able to pay Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres’ gigantic launch clause based on a brand new report.

The Purple Devils are in determined want of placing depth in the summertime, as Rasmus Hojlund has been left stranded because the membership’s solely centre ahead possibility for a lot of the season.

Anthony Martial has spent quite a lot of the season on the remedy desk and Marcus Rashford has been unable to succeed in something like the degrees of kind he did final yr.

Hojlund has scored in his final six Premier League video games however it was introduced yesterday that he has been dominated out for 2 to 3 weeks of motion due to harm.

Because of United’s want for a striker, Fichajes have reported that the membership is critically excited by Swedish striker, Gyokeres.

The 25 yr previous is described as “one of many revelations of European soccer this yr, capturing the eye of all of Europe due to his spectacular efficiency on the sphere”.

The Stockholm-born striker has been in red-hot kind this yr, scoring a tremendous 29 objectives in 32 matches for Sporting Lisbon.

The Spanish outlet insist that the Sporting coach, Ruben Amorim, has been assured that the attacker will solely be allowed to depart for his launch clause of €100m.

Fichajes make the fairly enormous declare that this is able to be “a value that United can be keen to pay to offer Erik Have Hag with one other signing” to bolster his assault subsequent yr.

Described as “the primary nice alternative” of the participant’s profession, the Swede’s future might definitely lie away from Lisbon.

United have been linked to quite a few strikers of late resembling Callum Wilson and Ivan Toney however maybe the membership are taking a look at bringing in a barely youthful possibility such because the Swedish worldwide.

Erik ten Hag might even see it as a tempting proposition to pair Hojlund with one other Scandinavian upfront and add one other younger gifted attacking participant to the combination.

Nonetheless, Fichajes’ declare that United are keen to fulfill the €100m launch clause is questionable contemplating the membership’s monetary truthful play points and the need to signal a number of gamers this summer season to fill different numerous holes within the facet.