Manchester United are in the market to sign a new number nine to compete with Rasmus Hojlund, they should look no further than this man.
For a debut campaign, Rasmus Hojlund has done really well leading the line for Manchester United considering he was never meant to be playing so regularly.
Signed for his potential more than what he has right now, Hojlund was thrust into the spotlight this season with Anthony Martial never fit and when he was he didn’t perform well.
This has led to Hojlund being overexposed and overplayed in a season he was supposed to use as development, but this summer help could be on its way to Old Trafford.
With Martial likely leaving upon the expiry of his contract, a replacement and new competitor to Hojlund and in the case, United should choose to sign potentially the signing of the summer.
Serhou Guirassy could be signed in the summer and Manchester United need him
Coming off the best season of his life, 28-year-old Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy is arguably the biggest bargain available in Europe this summer.
After averaging a goal a game in the Bundesliga during the 2023-24 season, Guirassy is due a move this summer and there likely won’t be a shortage of options given he is available for just £15m.
The French-born Guinea international has had a meteoric rise this season, scoring 28 goals in as many games and also having two assists to his name.
Guirassy has it all to be an excellent Premier League striker, with power, pace and excellent finishing as he’s demonstrated with his 28 goals coming from 92 shots and an expected goals tally of 20.84 which suggests he is very clinical according to FotMob.
At 28, he’s a player who’d be happy to come in and share the game load with Hojlund and effectively play second fiddle, just providing support.
Given how cheap he is, and some of the inflated price tags for strikers which are floating around this summer, he’d be a bargain and potentially the signing of the season if he was brought in.
Below is just a selection of the goals he has scored this season;
What are the risks of signing Guirassy this summer?
With a price tag of just £15m, there isn’t much of a risk for United as that’s a drop in the ocean for a player who wouldn’t be the first choice anyway.
That being said, at 28, this is the first season he’s reached these kinds of heights in his career which could be a worry.
However, before this groundbreaking season, he managed 14 in 28 during the 2022-23 season while on loan at Stuttgart and at Rennes, he scored 25 in 81 which shows he does know where the back of the net is.
Guirassy is the perfect budget striker for the supporting role United want this summer, and if he’s signed, the impact he could potentially have makes him a potential signing of the summer candidate.