According to reports from reliable sports outlets, Manchester United have tabled a bid of £40.5 million for Moussa Dembele. Manchester United is keen on signing the striker from Lyon as OGS wants to overhaul and rebuild the squad.
The Story
After a dismal season in 2018-19, Manchester United is looking for an overhaul and are looking to sign new generation players. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to build the team around young players who can help the team in the long run. With Romelu Lukaku expressing his interest to move away from Old Trafford, Manchester United is looking for new strikers and the Lyon striker has become their potential target.
According to sports outlet Goal.com, the Old Trafford based outfit are tracking Moussa Dembele from a year or so after he moved from Celtic to Lyon. In the 2018-19 season, Dembele has scored 23 goals in all competitions and has four assists to his name.
On the other hand, it is rumoured that Antonio Conte is going to take the reigns at San Siro. Conte expressed his desire to sign Romelu Lukaku while he was at Chelsea. However, Manchester United snatched the bid and lured him to Old Trafford. But things change in no time.
Lukaku desire to play in Serie A:
After a fruitful first season, Lukaku has failed to impress the supporters and OGS and has found himself on the bench very often. With his future ascertain, Lukaku has expressed his desire to play in Serie A publicly.
In an interview, Romelu Lukaku expressed his desire saying :
Playing in Serie A is a dream, it would be really a dream,’
‘I hope to be able to play sooner or later, even if at the moment I am focused on United.’
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer prefers Rashford over Lukaku for No 9 position. If the Big Belgian decides to move away from Old Trafford, the club might need to look for reinforcements. OGS is impressed by the attitude of Moussa Dembele and wants to bring the striker to Old Trafford.
Conclusion
Olympique Lyon are not under pressure to sell the striker. Moussa Dembele has two years left in his contract. Also, Olympique Lyon are having the Champions League qualification which the Red Devils have failed to secure this season. With only Europa League to play, it will remain interesting how the transfer pans out.
