MU is looking for a quality striker during the summer transfer window 2025 and the current situation of Lyon can bring them a promising solution.
French football received a shock on Tuesday night when he received the light of lightning that Lyon – a team of 7 times in a row of Ligue 1 – was officially relegated. The French giant was descended to Ligue 2 after not convincing the authorities that they had solved financial difficulties.
Lyon has been relegated temporarily from November last year due to huge debts. Although they later sold a number of players of the first team, the French Football Supervisory Commission (DNCG) remained the penalty after the meeting on Tuesday. Lyon has announced that he will appeal, calling it a “unable to understand decision”. Although there is still the possibility of reversing the ruling, if the relegate sentence is kept, Reims-the team that lost to Metz in the play-off ranking-will be the place to live in Ligue 1.
This incident will make a great influence on European football, because Lyon ends last season at 6th place in Ligue 1 and is expected to attend the Europa League next season. Lyon also encountered Man United in the quarter -finals of the Europa League last season, but they would lose the right to attend the tournament if the sentence was kept.
Not only that, their squad will certainly be heavily affected, when many other clubs are closely watching the stars of Lyon in case they are officially relegated. Man United can be one of the teams ready to take action and take advantage of this situation to solve the transfer problem for a much cheaper fee.
Everyone knows that Man United desperately needs a new striker. Coach Ruben Amorim wants to improve the blunt attack of the Red Devils, the team only scored 44 goals in the Premier League last season. They chased Liam Delap before this player officially joined Chelsea.
Currently, MU has targeted a few names on Techmart such as Viktor Gyokeres, Victor Osimhen or Hugo Ekitike. However, these deals will spend a lot of money. In the context of financial difficulties, the Red Devils can turn to a striker wearing Lyon.
Georges Mikautadze is a prominent name in the Euro 2024 in Germany when playing for the Georgia team. In the first major tournament of Georgia, Mikautadze scored in all three matches in the group stage and maintained that impressive performance in the club shirt last season.
The 24 -year -old striker scored 17 goals in all competitions last season – equal to the total number of goals of Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee combined – and also had 11 more assists.
Mikautadze mainly plays strictly but can also kick or drift wings, in accordance with the versatile criteria that Omar Berrada CEO once said is Man United's priority in new deals.
This player still has 3 years with Lyon, but if the French team officially relegates Ligue 2, it is likely to have a wave of stars.
Man United can completely take advantage of that situation to find an effective plan for the attack without spending too much budget.