Manchester United is, for many, the team that has grown the most in Europe this season. Hours after hosting FC Barcelona at Old Trafford in the Europa League play-offs, there is a feeling that this match will be more typical of the Champions League than some of the ones we have seen in recent weeks. The development of the Mancunian team has the name of Erik ten Hag, a coach who built the best Ajax in recent years and is now raising a sleeping giant for a very long time. After leaving a shaky start, drastic decisions like ending Cristiano Ronaldo’s second spell at ManU have been an abomination to straighten the path. However, the impression remains that to finish this project some luxurious reinforcement is still needed. Wout Weghorst was the urgent signing that Ten Hag requested in January to cover the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, but he does not seem to be the ideal candidate to make the new leap to the elite.
Famous for being the recipient of Leo Messi’s “stupid” gift to him during the World Cup in Qatar, the 30-year-old and 1.97-tall Dutch attacker has been doing gregarious work for Marcus Rashford since his arrival from Besiktas, who someone started in ten games. The 25-year-old England international has shone like never before in his career. Add 24 goals so far this season and want more. But there are voices that believe that ManU is missing a cherry that could make the team the benchmark in Europe.
Former English international attacker Ian Wright, Arsenal legend between 1991 and 1998, when he scored 185 goals in 286 games, offered his obvious candidate. While there has been much talk of Victor Oshimen, the tip of the surprise Napoli, Wright believes the perfect player to bolster Rashford is English. He explained it on The Kelly and Wright Show: “I was surprised by Weghorst, yes, but if that’s the plan, then Harry Kane is the perfect person to do it.”
“Rashford in that form, Alejandro Garnacho continuing his pace, if Antony continues… Everything they need to progress to the right ‘9’, Man United will be back. You just feel that this United is not a million miles away from winning the Premier League.”
The England captain, Tottenham’s all-time top scorer, is 29 years old, 18 months from the end of his contract and has yet to win a major trophy in his career. Recently, Kane slipped that he “didn’t do much” in his renewal.
Source: La Verdad
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