Man United are ambitious to reform their attack this summer after the duo Hojlund - Zirkzee left too many disappointments. If they do not participate in the Champions League next season, it will be difficult for the "Red Devils" to come up with names like Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting Lisbon. Therefore, they need to lower their targets to find more likely names. Two of them are being considered: Liam Delap (Ipswich Town) and Matheus Cunha (Wolves).
According to The Athletic, Man United did not hide their intention to recruit both of these names. The prices of Delap and Cunha will not be too expensive because the teams they play for are not big names. Ipswich are even closer to ever having a chance to return to the Championship. Delap or Cunha alone will not be able to rotate M.U's attack, but if both of them arrive at the same time, the change may come.
Up to round 32 of the Premier League, Man United had only scored 37 goals and conceded 41 (number -4). This is their worst record in the Premier League era. With the remaining 7 matches, it is not ruled out that Amorim and his team will score 45 goals or less. From there, they will set the worst scoring record since the Premier League was born.
Matheus Cunha has scored 25 goals in 58 appearances for Wolves in the last 2 seasons. In particular, he has always played well in every match against Man United. The Brazilian star's release clause for Wolves is worth £62.5 million (re-signed in January). If any team wants to buy Cunha, Wolves will force them to pay a lump sum instead of paying in installments.
Cunha will turn 26 in May, at the peak of her career. The "Red Devils" hope he can immediately make a difference in the attack when he is at his best.
To get Cunha for £62.5 million this summer, Man United need to sell a lot of people. The four names on the urgent liquidation list include Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia. If Man United are willing to give in to the teams that are borrowing this group of players, they can immediately earn nearly 80 million pounds.
Another factor Man United must consider is salary. Cunha may not receive below £150,000/week. This summer, Christian Eriksen, Victor Lindelof, Johnny Evans and Tom Heaton will leave the team, leaving a huge gap in their salary fund. Cunha hopes the number is not too high, but no matter who goes, INEOS will not break the current salary table.
As for Liam Delap, the striker's price is much cheaper than Cunha's. Delap's contract with Ipswich stipulates that if the team is relegated, he can immediately leave for £30 million. This season, the 22-year-old striker has scored 12 Premier League goals for Ipswich in the context of the team facing many difficulties. Previously, it was Man United's current technical director - Jason Wilcox who signed Delap to transfer him to Man City's academy.
Cunha's contract could have been easy for Man United if her husband had enough money, but Delap's case was very different. Chelsea are expressing their intention to have the English star to add a striker to share the burden with Nicolas Jackson. Everything depends entirely on the Champions League ticket. If Man United and Chelsea both have it, M.U may have an advantage over Chelsea.
In addition to Matheus Cunha and Liam Delap, the other two names on Man United's radar, Benjamin Sesko and Victor Osimhen, could also travel to Old Trafford this summer. However, their prices will not be cheap and Man United have suffered many lessons for expensive deals but have not been able to cut them into pieces for many years.
