Manchester United have had a poor 2019-20 Premier League season, and it seems like they have continued to make the same mistakes that they have been committing over the last few years. The Red Devils are far off the leaders Liverpool, and only serious investment in the team will help them scale to the top of the league table in the coming seasons.
A player that Manchester United have been linked with in recent months is RB Leipzig’s hotshot striker Timo Werner, who has been in spectacular form this season. He praised the Premier League a few weeks ago, perhaps dropping a major hint as to where his next club could be.
Why should Manchester United sign him?
3 reasons why Manchester United should target Timo Werner in the summer
Goals, goals, and goals
Following the sale of Romelu Lukaku, Manchester United have been deprived of an out-and-out centre-forward. Anthony Martial has been converted into a striker and has played up top for the entire season, but it’s plain to see that he’s not a No. 9 and is much more suited as a wide forward.
Timo Werner is a fantastic forward, who can play the lone striker well, and score plenty of goals with his pace, dribbling ability, passing and good finishing. The 23-year-old has scored a whopping 25 goals and provided 10 assists in 29 appearances for RB Leipzig this season in all competitions.
The German would fit in very well in the United team, and with the likes of Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes behind him, he could continue his fantastic goalscoring form.
Even bigger threat on the counter
Timo Werner’s best quality is his pace, which can make Manchester United even deadlier on the counter-attack. The likes of Marcus Rashford and Daniel James could convert defence to attack in no time, with their exceptional turn of pace, and that counter-attacking ability would be amplified with the addition of Timo Werner.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has shown that he loves setting up his sides to play on the counter, which has worked, especially against sides like Manchester City and Chelsea. Werner is a player who can drop deep to drive at defences, or make clever passes, which can catch out defences.
Manchester United DNA
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has spoken time and again about bringing in players who have “Manchester United DNA”. The Norwegian is perhaps referring to players who want to fight tooth and nail for every second ball, a winning mentality, and want to genuinely play for Manchester United. He also has spoken about how he wants to bring in young players who can develop and over time, be part of a winning unit.
These are qualities that Werner has. The German, for starters, has spoken about his desire to play for Manchester United in an interview in 2018. He is also a confident player who is not afraid to take on players and make things happen for his team. Add to this his goalscoring ability, and it is clear to see why he is the perfect striker for Manchester United.
