Ten Hag calls Dutch striker on the phone to join Manchester United
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has spoken with the Dutch striker Brian Brobbey on the phone to join Manchester United, according to Bild Sport.
With Cristiano Ronaldo keen on leaving Manchester United this summer, Ten Hag is keen on signing a centre-forward this summer.
Manchester United are now reportedly ready to listen to offers for Ronaldo amid interest from Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.
With Ronaldo set to leave Manchester United this summer, the only recognized striker in Erik ten Hag’s fold would be Anthony Martial, who just returned from an unsuccessful and injury-stricken loan spell at Sevilla.
Brobbey has failed to make an impact in the Bundesliga with RB Leipzig but impressed on loan at Ajax in the second-half of last season.
The 20 year old striker had a fruitful loan spell at the Dutch champions under Ten Hag to in the second-half of last season, scoring seven goals in eleven league games.
Ajax are keen on signing the 20 year old striker after losing Sebastien Haller but Ten Hag has now moved to bring the striker to Manchester United.
Despite Brobbey’s contract with Leipzig running until 2025, his reported value is said to be in the region of €15 million – a very affordable sum for Manchester United.
Meanwhile, Piers Morgan has claimed Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is sick and tired of having to carry the Manchester United squad.
“I’ve had a lot of chats with him about this and I know that his frustration has been boiling and boiling and boiling throughout the year,” Piers Morgan told Talksport about Cristiano Ronaldo.
“Remember, he came to Man United again because he believed that he could win things with them and believed that he was going to be a missing cog in the wheel and they’d not only qualify for the Champions League, but that they might even win the league.
“I think he was incredibly disappointed by the general level of dedication, hard graft, enthusiasm and will to win, not to mention the hunger of that Man United squad. Particularly some of the younger players.
“He was soaking up the advice [from Scholes, Keane, Giggs, Ferdinand when he was a teenager] but I got the impression from the interview that he gave that he’s not been getting that at United. They don’t really want to hear it.
“When you look at those younger United players, there’s a lot of talent there but do they have anything like the drive needed, which comes from within, as Ronaldo says.
“He ended up scoring 24 goals last season, 18 in the league, second behind Son and Salah. He scored one more league goal than Harry Kane who is nearly 10 years younger than him.
“This guy is supposedly supposed to be the problem at Manchester United. He’s not the problem, and he’s going to leave, I think, because he’s absolutely sick and tired of having to carry that squad.”
Who are the players man u will signed this summer