Man United could sign Ten Hag an ideal Osimhen alternative in generational £78m goal machine
Manchester United only managed to score 58 goals in the 2022–2023 Premier League season, the fewest of any side in the top six. During the summer transfer window, Erik ten Hag will certainly need to add one or more top-tier forwards.
In actuality, only seven of the 58 goals—one by Cristiano Ronaldo and six by Anthony Martial—were scored by true center forwards. This is another proof that the Dutchman needs enough firepower if he wants to make a title run the next year.
The Old Trafford team has its sights set on Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. Ten Hag may need to pay roughly €90 million (£78 million) for any potential deal, but this is still substantially less than the estimated £100 million United may have to spend this summer to get Victor Osimhen, another star on their radar.
This suggests that, by 2023/2024, the Serbian striker might be the Dutchman’s ideal Osimhen successor, allowing him to focus on other aspects of the club rather than spending the majority of his cash on just one player.
Could Manchester United possibly buy Dusan Vlahovic?
Even though they only acquired Vlahovic 18 months ago, the Serie A club might be open to trading him if the Bianconeri are disqualified from the Champions League due to a new ten-point penalty.
Osimhen has unquestionably had the better season of the two with 30 goals scored compared to 14 for Vlahovic.
The Nigerian international has scored 76 goals since the 2019–20 season began compared to the 23-year-old’s 72, showing that he is a more than adequate replacement. However, there hasn’t been much of a difference in their combined goal total.
The Serbian squad leads the first measure of goal-creating actions per 90 (0.33-0.29), shot-creating actions per 90 (2.67-2.1), and shots per 90 (1.84-0.94), all of which are fairly low for this time frame.
Journalist Emmet Gates, who praised him highly last year, said:
“Dusan Vlahovic has the potential to be a player of a generation, but this Juventus team doesn’t treat him well.
To borrow a famous Zlatan quote, he is a Ferrari being driven like a Fiat.
Dusan-Vlahovic-Juventus
He would greatly benefit from a change of environment, and someone with his potential ought to be able to demonstrate it in the Champions League.
Ten Hag must take action as soon as practical given that he would be significantly less expensive and that the facts indicate minimal distinction in several metrics between him and Osimhen this term.