Mandzukic On Man Utd’s January Transfer Window Shortlist

The Juventus striker is again on the Red Devils' radar as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to improve his assaulting alternatives following injury

Manchester United are thinking about a move for Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic in the January transfer window.

The 33-year-old Croatian was near an exchange to Old Trafford in the late spring however the player and club were not able gone to an understanding as United at the same time consulted for Mandzukic's Juve partner Paulo Dybala.

At last, United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer concluded that he would begin the season with Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood as his assaulting choices.

That decision currently seems to have exploded backward after injury to Rashford and Martial have left Greenwood enduring the worst part of the side's goalscoring duty.

The 17-year-old has scored two goals in his last two appearances, yet he has begun just one game in the Premier League, and Solskjaer now accepts that he needs fortifications in January.

Solskjaer has seen his side score only eight Premier League objectives so far this season, with four of those coming in the opening-game win over Chelsea, while Manchester City have hit 27 and alliance pioneers Liverpool have scored 18.

Mandzukic, in the mean time, has ended up solidified out at Juventus and still can't seem to include for Maurizio Sarri. He has discovered shots rare as Gonzalo Higuain has been reintegrated into a side that can likewise call upon Cristiano Ronaldo, and Dybala remaining at the club has pushed him further down the pecking request in Turin.

He had been in converses with Al-Rayaan, however the Qatari side have affirmed that those dealings have been ineffective .

Following the clearance of Romelu Lukaku and credit of Alexis Sanchez to Inter, United have space on the compensation bill and move assets to finish an arrangement. Objective can affirm that Juventus would look for an exchange charge of £9 million ($11m), while Mandzukic would not hope to take a decrease on his £4.5m ($5.5m) yearly pay.

The striker would be utilized to assume a squad job at Old Trafford, with Martial, Greenwood Rashford still given time on the pitch and, at 33, Mandzukic would not foresee beginning each game for United.

In any case, official bad habit director Ed Woodward has chosen that, with the squad dispersed after the deal or advance of six first-cooperative individuals in the late spring, Mandzukic could be acquired.

Any move for Mandzukic would not block a pioneering offer for Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen , who is out of agreement toward the finish of the season.