Desperate or decent? Should Man Utd sign Ollie Watkins?

Erik ten Hag's search for a new striker is no closer to a resolution, with Manchester United having been linked with a number of attacking players and yet no significant progress has been made at the start of the summer transfer window.

Manchester United are in dear need of a number 9 this season and there hunt has started with Harry Kane  as he is considered their top transfer target this summer, but what we have seen from United till now is somewhat  hard to understand . They have gone all out for Mason Mount at the moment for whom their three bids have been rejected thus far, its Ok to understand that they are after him first because he is bound to switch his club soon and ManU doesn't want to loose on the player .

But the fact remains that Manchester  United do needs a Central Striker and for that they should have started their pursuit with Harry Kane and in all fairness he should be signed for whatever  Sours or demanding. It was understandable that Harry Kane won't come cheaply as he will cost around 100 to 120m $ for sure or may be more than that. But one thing is for sure that he is a proven goalscorer and can deliver league title to Manchester United which will be worth the money they spend on him and also he can still have 3 to 4 very good years ahead of him.

Another player that has been linked with multiple clubs including United  has been Victor Osimhen who had a wonderful season with Napoli and has fired them to league title after 30 odd years , so he is currently a hot property across the globe and is young too but he will cost more than 150m $ specially if too many clubs enter the race for him. Another thing is that he is young and has many great years ahead of him which could be a advantage too. So lets see if they moves for him but United interest isn't that concrete in him at this point.

Now United has been linked with another Premier League striker in the form of Ollie Watkins and this could prove to be a good transfer too if United are willing to do the business although he doesn't boasts the same caliber as of Kane or Osimhen but he is more than decent and may thrive in the United system. I think United would have originally loved to go for Ivan Toney but sadly he has been banned for eight months so United has to look elsewhere and in the process Watkins has emerged as an option here.

So who should they sign this summer?

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