Matheus Cunha celebrates during Fulham vs Wolves (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Manchester United are reportedly monitoring Wolves striker Matheus Cunha, who has long been on the club’s radar.
The Red Devils analyzed Cunha’s situation at Wolves earlier this year before ultimately opting to sign Joshua Zirkzee, com Caught offside previously informed.
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The Brazil international now appears to be back on Man Utd’s radar, while Tottenham are also mentioned as admirers in a report from Football TBR.
However, his piece also claims that Wolves manager Gary O’Neil has been reassured about keeping the club’s star players in the upcoming January transfer window, so it may not be possible for United to do business with this potential deal this winter. .
However, it makes sense that United could look at Cunha again due to the fact that Zirkzee has proved so poor since his move to Old Trafford in the summer.
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Ruben Amorim has just taken over as Man United manager after a poor start to the season from Erik ten Hag, and one imagines he will want to make some changes to the squad he has inherited.
Zirkzee seems like a particular weak link after being very disappointing with his contributions on the pitch so far, despite previously looking like an exceptional talent at Bologna.
It remains to be seen if Amorim will feel he can work to help improve Zirkzee, or if he will quickly decide he is a player who needs to be sent down and replaced.
If it’s the latter, then MUFC could do a lot worse than bring in Cunha, who continues to impress with his performances at Molineux.
The 25-year-old has shown what he can do in the Premier League and will surely only benefit from having better players around him, while Zirkzee seems to have found the transition from Italian to English football too much.
