Transfer Talk: Man United Make Contact With Moussa Dembele Replacement

Transfer Talk: Man United Make Contact With Moussa Dembele Replacement

Manchester United are pursuing a striker from the Bundesliga, Chelsea could utilize Jorginho in a swap deal and Liverpool are keen on a Premier League number nine, all in the papers.

Manchester United have opened talks over a potential deal to sign Alassane Plea from Borussia Monchengladbach, claims a report.

_ Sky Deutschland_ claims that United boss Ed Woodward has reached the player’s representatives to try things out on a potential move to Old Trafford.

The 27-year-old striker has contributed 15 goals in 22 Bundesliga appearances this season, scoring multiple times himself and creating seven more and his form has brought attentions of many clubs across Europe.

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are likewise thought to be keen on the forward.

Alassane Plea is contracted to Monchengladbach until 2023, with the German outfit value the talented star at around £21m.

German outlet Express.de, via Daily Star, announced a month ago that United had turned their enthusiasm to Plea.

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The report expressed that the ex-Nice forward was “among a group of strikers to be inspected” for the 2020-21 campaign with one of those believed to be Moussa Dembele.

Presently however Sky in Germany have backed up those cases in regards to Plea, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer searches for a striker for next season.