“We have decided to sign him over Gyokeres and here’s why”: Manchester United’s coach Ruben Amorim reveals why the club snubbed Gyokeres to agree personal terms with £123m striker ahead of summer transfer window
Manchester United will likely reinforce their frontline during the summer transfer window.
The Red Devils have misfired in front of goal in the Premier League this term. The club have netted just 37 goals from 29 games. Only six teams have scored less than them.
Manager Ruben Amorim will undoubtedly want a new striker in the squad and it has been reported that the club are interested in signing Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitike.
The 22-year-old signed for the Bundesliga outfit on an initial loan from Paris Saint-Germain before joining permanently last summer. He has been brilliant for them, with 19 goals and eight assists from 38 outings this season.
His statistics are much better than those of RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko, who has made most of the news lately. United have also been credited with an interest in the Slovenian ace.
Sesko has immense potential, but Ekitike’s performances have gone under the radar in our opinion.
The Reims graduate has 27 goal contributions compared to Sesko’s 23. He may not possess Sesko’s long-range shooting ability, but he is a better all-around player.
Ekitike has a passing accuracy of almost 80 percent compared to Sesko’s 67. He loses possession less often and is a better dribbler in the final third. United must look to sign him.
The £34 million-rated star has yet to make his senior debut for France but showed his class again for the Under 21s against England yesterday, scoring a hat-trick in just 55 minutes.
Ekitike won 100 percent of his aerial duels in the international friendly. The young Frenchman has all the traits to become a leading striker in the Premier League with the Red Devils.
