Man United can get Haaland 2.0 in Vlahovic

Manchester United are believed to be contemplating a transfer for Juventus hotshot, Dusan Vlahovic, amid the Previous Trafford outfit’s present goalscoring woes.

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Latest reports have claimed that the 22-year-old is a participant that the Pink Devils are maintaining a tally of at current, with the membership probably set to permit misfiring ahead Cristiano Ronaldo to depart within the winter window.

The Serbia worldwide solely signed for the Serie A outfit earlier this 12 months for a reported price of round £67m, though the suggestion is that the ruthless marksman could possibly be moved on if the Previous Girl had been to obtain a suggestion within the area of €100m (87m).

Switch insider Dean Jones – chatting with GIVEMESPORT – has now offered his verdict on the previous Fiorentina man, suggesting that the 16-cap gem shares a likeness to Manchester Metropolis’s deadly determine, Erling Haaland: “Vlahovic is a bit like Haaland.

“He’s simply unbelievable with what he can do – his positioning, his runs and his model of play. His confidence, at occasions, is ridiculous.”

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Supervisor Erik ten Hag is seemingly in want of elevated firepower at current, with the attacking unit having been one thing of a “problem” of late, in response to journalist Samuel Luckhurst, having solely scored 18 occasions within the league thus far this season.

The aforementioned Ronaldo has notably netted simply three occasions in all competitions – two of which got here in opposition to unfancied opponents FC Sheriff within the Europa League – whereas fellow striker Anthony Martial has been blighted by injury for the reason that begin of the season.

A brand new placing addition may properly be a necessity if United are to interrupt into the highest 4, with the membership seemingly paying the worth for regularly signing short-term choices to guide the road, together with the likes of Edinson Cavani and Odion Ighalo lately.

The determined seize of the latter man in February 2020 got here in the identical window during which then-boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had been chasing compatriot Haaland, just for the explosive expertise to choose to move to Borussia Dortmund.

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The Norwegian menace has left these on the Theatre of Desires ruing that failure since then, with the Leeds-born ace notably hitting the bottom working since his current summer season change to the Etihad, scoring 23 targets in all competitions together with a deadly treble within the Manchester derby.

Whereas Vlahovic has not managed to get near that tally – with eight targets in 15 video games this season – there isn’t a doubt an actual likeness between the pair, with the youthful duo, who’re the identical age, each towering figures with an actual cannon of a left foot.

Equally, the 2 males share numerous stylistic and statistical similarities, as per FBref, with the Juve big notably rating within the top 10% in Europe for complete pictures, whereas his counterpart is barely barely forward as he ranks within the top 6% for a similar metric.

The Allianz Stadium starlet has loved an identical rise to the elite stage as that of Haaland – who has featured in Norway, Austria, Germany and now in England – beginning out in his homeland with Partizan Belgrade, earlier than incomes a transfer to Florence in 2018, ultimately scoring 49 targets in simply 108 video games for the Italian aspect.

Such devastating kind has seen the £216k-per-week gem dubbed a “generational” expertise by journalist Emmet Gates, with such excessive reward an indication of the undoubted high quality he does have to supply.

A change in surroundings may additionally assist the 6 foot 3 colossus actually catch hearth amid potential struggles in his present environment, with Gates suggesting that the teenager is a “Ferrari being driven like a Fiat“, such is his misuse beneath Max Allegri.

Linking up with Ten Hag may properly be a perfect answer for each United and the participant himself, with the Pink Devils needing a prolific presence of their very own to attempt to match Haaland’s exploits throughout town.