The problem is there are not a whole lot of wide goalscoring forwards like Salah. Hence why Liverpool are struggling to replace him. There's also not tons of 10s that are prolific. So we might as well start with a no 9 and then go from there.
Doesn't make sense from a cost perspective. United doesn't have money right now and proven strikers cost the most money. If United spent 60-70% of their budget on one player and go in another season with that midfield they are not getting that much better.
Arsenal is a great recent example of why the striker is the last piece you buy during a rebuild not one of the first.
The problem is there are not a whole lot of wide goalscoring forwards like Salah. Hence why Liverpool are struggling to replace him. There's also not tons of 10s that are prolific. So we might as well start with a no 9 and then go from there.
Doesn't make sense from a cost perspective. United doesn't have money right now and proven strikers cost the most money. If United spent 60-70% of their budget on one player and go in another season with that midfield they are not getting that much better.
Arsenal is a great recent example of why the striker is the last piece you buy during a rebuild not one of the first.
Great piece! I’ll be returning to this during the summer to take as a respite from the incessant transfer talk about Utd needing a striker.