MU's legend, Rio Ferdinand highly appreciated the talent of striker Ollie Watkins, he wanted the Red Devils to recruit this player in the summer of 2025.
After a disappointing season, MU tried to upgrade the squad in the summer of 2025. The Red Devils spent £ 125 million to sign a contract with Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cuha. Teen defender Diego Leon also landed Old Trafford. MU is still not satisfied with the current squad, they are still trying to bring more new contracts.
MU currently wants to bring a new striker in the context of Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee, who only scored 7 goals in the Premier League last season. A series of famous strikers were contacted to the theater of dreams, RB Leipzig and Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting.
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Rio Ferdinand highly appreciated the talent of striker Ollie Watkins. |
MU is said to not want to spend £ 70 to £ 80 million for Sesko, while Gyokeres is about to move to Arsenal. Ollie Watkins also contacted the Red Man. MU's legend, Rio Ferdinand believes that Watkins will be a very good addition to Amorim's attack, despite some concerns about the age of this player. He said:
“I think he will be a very complementary, very good for the MU squad. He has scored 17 goals and 14 assists in the previous 54 appearances. He is 29 years old, which is what MU needs to consider carefully, because they will almost not earn money when selling him, but you have to look at the current situation of MU.
MU needs experienced players in the attack. They have Hojlund, Zirkzee and Chido … young, inexperienced players. They need someone who has experience to lead the attack, and let the young players learn. Watkins used to play football in the Champions League, for the national team, he was a quality contract. ”