Manchester United News: Manchester United fans are believing again in terms of signing big-name players in the summer window. They are optimistic because Ed Woodward is gone, and they will have Ralf Rangnick looking at the transfers from his consultant role.
United officials are looking at Erling Haaland to be their marquee signing this summer. The Borussia Dortmund star is an absolute beast of a striker.
However, the problem is that every top club wants the striker. The likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Manchester City are willing to sign him. Yet the problem is that the Norwegian star is also a target for pretty much every elite side across Europe.
This gives Dortmund the authority to cash in on their star asset. The competition will be fierce, and they would love to see the clubs get into a bidding war.
Manchester United News: Five alternatives of Erling Haaland for United
Today, we will be looking at the five potential alternatives for Haaland:
1. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina)
Dusan Vlahovic is the closest striker in terms of the quality of Haaland in the market. The Serbian sniper has been scoring goals for fun in Serie A. He will be turning 22 in a few weeks’ time.
Vlahovic is a complete striker. In today’s world, we can call him a traditional number 9. The 6’3’’ striker arrived in Italy from Partizan Belgrade in his home country back in 2018.
He wasn’t prolific at the beginning, but things changed last season and juggernaut is hard to stop now.
The 21-year-old striker is a powerful striker with great hold-up play capabilities. The La Viola striker scored 21 goals last campaign and is on 16 goals already at the halfway stage in Serie A now.
2. Jonathan David (LOSC Lille)
Jonathan David is a name that is not very high profile but is doing more than a decent job at the highest level. The 21-year-old Canadian international arrived at Gent in 2018. He scored 37 goals and provided 15 assists in just two seasons in Belgium.
This was enough to make other clubs around Europe take notice, and it was Lille who signed him in the summer of 2020.
The signing turned out to be a genius move as the striker helped Lille to a title win over the powerhouse PSG. He scored 16 times for them across all competitions so far.
3. Arthur Mendonça Cabral (FC Basel 1983)
Arthur Cabral joined the Swiss giants on loan from Palmeiras ahead of the 2019/20 season.
He proved his presence during his loan spell. The Brazilian scores 16 times and provided three assists. This was more than enough for Basel to sign him permanently for £4million at the end of that season.
The 6’1’’ is very physical by nature, but that doesn’t make him any less with his technical abilities.
4. Karim Adeyemi (RB Salzburg)
Karim Adeyemi took the Austrian Bundesliga by storm in his first full season with Salzburg. Just 19 years of age, the German international scored an impressive nine goals and provided 11 assists across all competitions.
The German has taken his game to another level this campaign. The striker has struck 18 times in just 25 appearances so far.
5. Julian Alvarez (River Plate)
Julian Alvarez is the hottest transfer topic now. The Argentinian striker is linked with a move to Europe, and we know why. The 21-year-old was on another level with River Plate throughout this season.
The now Argentinian international scored 24 goals and provided 16 assists in 32 club appearances this season. If reports are to believe, Manchester United are looking at Alvarez with high hopes.
Best described as a fluid forward, Alvarez’s ability means he can operate anywhere across a front line, yet he is at his most dangerous playing through the middle as a center-forward.
The 5’7’’ striker is very fluid and can play in any position in the forward line. The low centre of gravity gives him the extra dribbling ability to terrorize the opposition defenders.
