Gordon Strachan tells Man Utd to sign £30m star who’d be better than Osimhen

After a defeat in the Europa League final and a Premier League campaign filled with disaster, the last thing Manchester United needed was more football.

Ruben Amorim is crying out for a holiday, yearning for some time off, as too are his players.

Sadly, that isn’t the case. They’ve embarked on a post-season tour to Asia, which rather typically, has started in embarrassing fashion.

Facing off against ASEAN All Stars in front of over 70,000 people, a Red Devils team mixed with academy players and experienced senior pros were beaten 1-0.

While the game ultimately doesn’t matter, it did rubber stamp why United are in dire need of improving the squad this summer.

Man United’s summer transfer plans

The season has only just finished but INEOS are already closing in on their first big addition of the summer.

On Tuesday, it was revealed by multiple sources that Matheus Cunha was set to undergo a medical after United agreed to pay his £62.5m release clause at Wolves.

He’s not the only forward player who could arrive from another Premier League club, with reports suggesting that they’ve held talks to sign Brentford talisman Bryan Mbeumo.

The winger was one of the standout players in England’s top-flight this campaign, scoring 20 times, enough to rank him as the fourth top scorer in the league behind Mohamed Salah, Alexander Isak and Erling Haaland.

It’s evident United are doing their utmost to improve the attack and could bolster further through Liam Delap.

One report a few days ago revealed that personal terms had been agreed with the player, although talkSPORT shared the breaking news on Wednesday that he’s now likely to join Chelsea.

With all that said, who would be the number one option for former Manchester United icon Gordon Strachan?

Gordon Strachan’s number one option for Man United

Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast this week on behalf of Esports Insider, Strachan gave his view on the club’s transfer business this summer.

Asked who would be a better signing, Delap or another target in Victor Osimhen, the former Scotland international said:

“Delap. Absolutely. He’s young, he’s enthusiastic and I don’t think he’ll bring any baggage.” Why is added baggage a problem? Well, Strachan felt like the last thing United needed was another disruptive figure.

“Some recent signings from Man United have had a bit of baggage, in fact the whole club has a bit of baggage at the moment, but Delap would be a safe signing.”

Outlining the Ipswich forward’s best qualities, the player turned pundit commented: “I don’t think defenders like playing against him. If you went round all the defenders in the Premier League and asked who you don’t like playing against, he’d be one of them. This guy seems to really just annoy people, annoy people into making mistakes. He’s a great finisher and there’s a humility about him.”

Compared to Rasmus Hojlund who cost £72m, Delap would be a relative bargain, possessing a reported release clause of £30m.