Manchester United told they can sign Premier League striker for £40 million

Manchester United have opene talks to sign Jean-Philippe Mateta from Crystal Palace.

The France striker has enjoye another เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา fruitful campaign for the Eagles and has score eight goals since the turn of the year, including a brace in Palace’s win at Old Trafford back in January.

Negotiations are already underway with Palace reluctantly ready to sanction the 27-year-old’s departure should they receive an offer in the region of £40 million.

Ruben Amorim will be desperate to add to his forward line in the summer given the uncertainty surrounding Marcus Rashford’s future, allied to the struggles of Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee.

Hojlund, in particular, has looke out of his depth in recent weeks with his confidence shot to pieces as a consequence of a 19-game scoring drought.

‘Rasmus Hojlund won’t be enjoying it right now, it’s hard when you don’t score for such a long time,’ former England captain Alan Shearer told Betfair earlier this week when aske about the Dane’s lack of goals.

‘He’s not exactly missing a load of chances either, which is more the worrying thing.

‘He has to keep going, getting into goalscoring positions, because once you stop doing that, you’re never going to score. 

‘As hard as it may be, and as mentally tough as it is, you cannot be afraid to miss chances.

‘You have got to keep getting in there, keep practicing, because eventually one chance will fall to you and that might be the moment which would transform your season.’

Palace boss Oliver Glasner, meanwhile, is optimistic Mateta will recover from his significant ear injury in time to face Fulham in their FA Cup quarter-final at the end of the month.

The French striker require 25 stitches to repair his lacerate left ear after he was kicke in the head by Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts in the follow-through of a challenge early on in their 3-1 fourth-round cup victory last Saturday.