Man United 'considering January move' for £53m star who could replace Bryan Mbeumo during AFCON
Manchester United could make a surprise offer for the 23-year-old, who wants to leave his current club.
Ruben Amorim will be fairly pleased with his current squad at Man United, as they have managed to stay unbeaten in their last five matches, including the most recent 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur.
It seems as though Amorim’s squad are finally clicking under the Portuguese manager, and so reports have been suggesting that the Red Devils aren’t going to make any moves in January, or at least major signings. They had been linked to adding a holding midfielder, such as Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest, but that will be more likely in the summer.
However, Bryan Mbeumo has been a key player for United so far this season, and the Red Devils will have to adjust to life without him over the summer, due to the Africa Cup of Nations. United could decide to bring in a replacement in the January transfer window.
Man United ‘considering move’ for Adeyemi
Mbeumo will leave a very tough hole to fill in the attacking midfield role when he leaves for AFCON, so if United do want to sign a replacement, it will have to be someone pretty special. They may have seen a chance emerge to sign Borussia Dortmund winger Karim Adeyemi, as it is understood he’s unhappy at the German club.
German news outlet Bild is reporting that Man United are ‘considering’ a January move for the 23-year-old, who is unsettled amid reports that he won’t sign a new contract at Dortmund. Adeyemi can play on either side or as a striker, and would be the ideal replacement while Mbeumo is out.
The 23-year-old German winger has made 19 appearances for Dortmund this season, scoring three goals and providing five assists. He could come in and not only replace Mbeumo but also ease some of the pressure on Benjamin Sesko, who recently suffered a knee injury.
He has an estimated market value of around £53m, and so could be expensive, but if he requests to leave Dortmund, they may be forced to sell him for less.
Who else will leave for AFCON?
Mbeumo is one of three United players set to leave for AFCON in December, alongside Noussair Mazaroui and Amad Diallo, who will feature for Morocco and Ivory Coast, respectively.
The issue for Amorim is that Morocco, Cameroon and Ivory Coast are all good African teams, and amongst the favourites, meaning there is a very real chance that he could be without all three players until late January, which would be a huge loss during the busy winter period.
Signing a player such as Adeyemi would help to limit the damage, and also provide Amorim with a very talented 23-year-old, who could easily develop into a world-class winger in the future; It would be a very shrewd piece of business by the Red Devils.