Man Utd transfer: Red Devils flop 'may as well play for Exeter' if £42m Palace striker agrees late deal
Manchester United superstar Rasmus Hojlund has been briefed he “may as nicely vacate for Exeter” this month if the Red Evil ones considerable a late bargain for Crystal Royal abode’s Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Mateta has scored 6 purposes in his last five video games, incorporating a brace in the 2-0 win over United on Sunday, and also Paul Merson says the 27-year-old would flourish at Ratty Trafford if passed on the chance.
Ruben Amorim opted to tinker Kobbie Mainoo as his central demonstrator in that game, forward of natural centre-forwards Rasmus Hojlund and also Joshua Zirkzee, that have been in third-rate kind under the Portuguese specialist.
The France global signed upward by means of Royal abode from Mainz in January 2021 on an first money bargain that was rendered incurable for approximately £10m a year afterwards.
He’s obtained 42 purposes in 134 visual appeals for the Eagles, which isn’t a record to concoct residence around, yet 26 of those purposes have come in the 41 video games he’s played under Oliver Glasner.
That superb kind has apparently spearheaded Royal abode to package a lofty £42m inquiring rate for Mateta, to ward off chance suitors.
“Male United have to make application Mateta, that’s what they need,” Merson briefed Paradises Sporting activities on send target date day.
“He’s a diagnosed chap upward front, messing around at the top of his game, he leads the jabber upward, scoring purposes presently. He runs and also works his socks off harder than anyone you interpret.
“But they won’t because he plays for Royal abode. And also every person would go: ‘what are you grabbing him for?’
“But he’s 100 times much closer than anyone Male Utd have in the front jabber upward. Not Amad, he’s a young tot – yet he’s much much closer than Hojlund and also Zirkzee at the moment.
“And also Male Utd are messing around Mainoo upward front. If you’re one of those 2 centre forwards, I would claim: I may as nicely go out on money and also tinker for Exeter this month.”
Despite being paramount of Hojlund – that signed upward by means of from Atalanta for £64m in the summer season season of 2023 – Merson shared his compassion for the demonstrator.
“I prefer Hojlund, he’s a young chap,” Merson added. “He will certainly make application into it – yet the bar is also burly for him at the moment.
“He implements considerable runs, he fetches in positions, snatches at the moment. yet he’s a young tot. But you’re merely as considerable as the consumers issuing you, and also the consumers behind him aren’t considerable.
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“[Erling] Haaland is a intense scorer, yet he won’t make application 60 purposes at Rochdale. He’s obtained preposterous talent behind him, De Bruyne and also all that.
“But you can discover Haaland is drying upward because they’re bringing other players in presently – Savinho and also Marmoush from Frankfurt.
“They’re added dribbly players. He hasn’t obtained the De Bruyne and also Bernardo Silva’s plunking the ball on a 6 dime, they’re messing around even more previously.
“So I really feel for Hojlund in that strategy. But if I was Manchester United, for the next off pair of years, I’d make application Mateta and also make application consumers approximately him.”
