Arsenal
Manchester United want a brand new striker this summer season, however Dominic Calvert-Lewin isn’t the reply.
In line with The Solar, Ruben Amorim needs the membership to “snap up” the previous Everton striker, who is obtainable as a free agent. Calvert-Lewin left the Toffees this summer season after 9 years on the membership.
Type Points
Whereas the 28-year-old affords a budget-friendly possibility, he doesn’t characterize an improve on the membership’s present strikers. He hasn’t reached double-digit Premier League targets because the 2020–21 season and is considerably older than Rasmus Hojlund (by six years) and Joshua Zirkzee (by 4), making him a short-term answer at finest.
He scored simply thrice in 26 appearances final season.
Harm Points
One other subject with Calvert-Lewin is his damage document. Over the previous 4 seasons, he has missed 83 matches with eleven completely different illnesses. A very worrisome subject has been the hamstrings, with six of the eleven accidents being hamstring-related.
Manchester United have had sufficient issues with accidents over the previous few seasons, and including one other injury-prone participant could be unhelpful. Hojlund and Zirkzee handled points on the place final season, whereas others, together with Amad Diallo, Leny Yoro, Kobbie Mainoo, and Matthijs De Ligt, missed important time.
Stunting Chido Obi’s Progress
Rasmus Hojlund is predicted to go away this summer season, opening a spot in United’s assault. Nevertheless, Amorim wants a confirmed goalscorer, and with Joshua Zirkzee and younger Chido Obi on the membership, there is no such thing as a house for an additional backup possibility.
Signing Calvert-Lewin might additionally stunt the expansion of Obi. The 17-year-old striker not too long ago received Participant of the Event on the Maurice Rovello Event for Denmark after breaking into the primary workforce on the finish of the Premier League season. Whereas he failed to attain in his seven appearances, he confirmed flashes of potential and supplied greater than Hojlund going ahead.
Manchester United ought to keep away from Dominic Calvert-Lewin in any respect prices, despite the fact that he’s obtainable totally free. The membership wants a confirmed goalscorer to guide the road, equivalent to Viktor Gyokeres, and the present backup choices are higher than the previous Everton man.
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