Manchester United ought to pursue signing Victor Osimhen over Viktor Gyokeres, says Rio Ferdinand.
The previous United and England defender has urged Ruben Amorim to have a look at bringing within the Galatasaray ahead to resolve his attacking woes.
Amorim has hyperlinks to Gyokeres, nevertheless, having labored with the striker throughout his time at Sporting CP, who he left halfway via the 2024-25 marketing campaign for his transfer to Previous Trafford
Matheus Cunha has already arrived from Wolves, although Ferdinand says United’s choice for one more striker ought to lean in direction of Osimhen.
“I feel Gyokeres, everybody’s speaking about him,” Ferdinand instructed Mirror Sport. “Once more, I feel if I’m trying on the market now and I needed to choose him or Osimhen, I’d most likely choose Osimhen due to that have.
“And he’s proven he’s performed it in a number of leagues now. And he’s performed it internationally as effectively. I feel he’s a top-class quantity 9 who, once more, the younger gamers will be capable to be taught from.
“I’m not saying that Gyokeres would fail. I’m simply saying that if I had a choice, I’d go there.”
Gyokeres scored 39 targets in 33 league appearances for Sporting final marketing campaign, in comparison with Osimhen’s 26 strikes in 30 outings for Turkish giants Galatasaray.
The Swedish striker additionally transformed 28% of his pictures, in comparison with Osimhen’s 18.8% price, suggesting Gyokeres is the extra lethal choice in entrance of aim.
By way of large possibilities, which Opta defines as a state of affairs the place gamers ought to moderately rating, Gyokeres’ 57.4% conversion price was additionally forward of Osimhen’s 46.9%.
That pair are a way away from present United striker Rasmus Hojlund, who scored simply 4 targets in 32 Premier League appearances final season.
Hojlund managed a shot conversion price of simply 12.5% and missed six of his 9 large possibilities, at a 33% ratio in that facet.
“[Man United need] a centre-forward with expertise. That’s it. I feel United can go and get quite a lot of gamers and get a great deal of stuff,” Ferdinand added.
“However I feel it’s been evident that Hojlund got here in for big cash and hasn’t hit the bottom operating, has struggled actually. [Joshua] Zirkzee hasn’t performed significantly better than him, actually.
“So, I feel you want somebody in all the nice groups you see. They usually have at the least one of many attacking gamers, usually the quantity 9. And also you go, I can pin my hat on him, I can depend on him.
“And I feel Hojlund’s lack of expertise has been an enormous issue. So, a striker, I don’t need any striker.
“I feel a striker with expertise, is aware of his proper manner across the soccer subject, who the younger ones they’ve invested in, like Hojlund and Zirkzee and Chido [Obi] can be taught from.”
