Excluded from the starting line-up of the Manchester City derby, Ronaldo's future at Manchester United has heightened uncertainty. In addition, after the 1-4 defeat to Manchester City, Manchester United has been overtaken by Arsenal in the top 4, and has played three more rounds, and the hope of fighting for 4 is becoming increasingly slim. Once United fail to qualify for next season's Champions League, the likelihood of Cristiano Ronaldo leaving the team further increases.
In addition, Edinson Cavani's contract expires, Martial may also continue to seek to leave the team, Greenwood's future is still in doubt, Rashford enters the contract year, and United's forward line is likely to usher in a major reshuffle this summer. Recently, Manchester United has frequently passed on rumors with frontline players, which also directly confirms that Manchester United's new executives are actively enriching the list of forward reinforcements.
Earlier, according to the British "Daily Mail", Manchester United will carry out a major purge of the front line at the end of the season, they have begun to plan reinforcements, and are currently focusing on Lyon striker Moussa Dembele. Dembele's contract with Lyon is set to expire in the summer of 2023 and United would have to pay a transfer fee of around £25 million to get the French centre-forward.
Moussa Dembele? The name doesn't intriguate United fans, and it even gets a bit of a disdainful look. "If this kind of person can be seen, Manchester United really can't be revived." The fan directly looked down on the deal, and some Red Devils fans directly compared Moussa Dembele to Cavani: "This is scum, less than half as good as Cavani." ”
In fact, it is not the first time that Moussa Dembele has been on The Manchester United signing list. As early as the summer window of 2019, the media reported that Manchester United had offered Tomoissa Dembele for a price, when Sky Sports said the offer was 35 million pounds, but it was ultimately lost. In the summer window of 2020, Moussa Dembele once again passed on the scandal with Manchester United, and finally disappeared again. Moussa Dembele was then loaned to Atletico by Lyon and made five La Liga appearances in half a season, all as substitutes, averaging 19 minutes per game, 0 goals and 0 assists, and was returned by Atletico at the end of the season.
After returning to Lyon, Moussa Dembele has regained the familiar feeling of scoring goals, and so far, he has played for Lyon in 22 games and 17 starts in all competitions, scoring 9 goals and assisting 3 times, and his performance has clearly picked up. However, at this time, the scandal with Manchester United is most likely to belong to the "price increase". Because from Moussa Dembele's experience at Atletico, we can see that he does not have the ability to stand in the giants.
As a typical pivot striker, Moussa Dembele's physical fitness is not bad. He has speed and explosiveness, especially his ability to head the ball, he can suddenly accelerate during the running, using the energy of the body to force the opposing defender to complete the header. But to gain a foothold in a giant like Manchester United, Moussa Dembele has a lot to improve.
The first is the ability to hold the ball in the penalty area. Moussa Dembele's technique can be used in Ligue 1, but in la Liga at a higher level it can only be said to be average. And when it comes to the Premier League, if you want to find space in the penalty area, Moussa Dembele is still far behind. His small technique is still a little rough, and the technique of having a ball is not very good. The ability to hold the ball to advance also needs to be improved, sometimes the ball will be stopped directly to the opponent's feet, which can be described as "rough brother". In addition, in the shooting process, Moussa Dembele also needs to improve efficiency and stability.
Therefore, what the fans say is true, Manchester United want to rise strongly, this kind of painless reinforcement is completely unnecessary.