Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has already identified his attack as a weakness in the squad he inherited from Erik ten Hag.
That’s the view of former Man Utd scouting boss Mick Brown, who believes his former club are now making the signing a priority.
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talking with Football Insider about United’s transfer plansBrown did not name any specific potential targets, but made it clear that Amorim would be looking to make changes to his attack following the poor form of Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund in particular.
Marcus Rashford hasn’t been at his best for the Red Devils in a while either, although he scored the first goal of the Amorim era in the 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town at the weekend.
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“I know there have been questions about whether the forwards, Hojlund or Zirkzee, are up to it,” Brown said.
“Every time they come in, they look like a couple of trials, not Man United starting strikers.
“Marcus Rashford, you never know what you’re going to get with him. There’s no doubt he’s got the ability to lead the line, but I don’t know if he’s got the enthusiasm.
“But that’s a part of the team that needs remediation and it’s an area where they want to recruit.”
He added: “Everything you do revolves around your leader, so that will be his priority.
“Amorim has already identified that as one of the weaknesses in this United team and that was evident in the game against Ipswich and will be addressed in January.”
United are already being linked with some big names, with Florian Plettenberg we Victor Boniface of Bayer Leverkusen like someone on their roster, and is surely the caliber of player Amorim needs.
