SECOND SIGNING CONFIRMED: Manchester United finally sealed the signing of 2019 Champions League winner, Paperwork signed and sealed, Player medical ongoing as announcement will be done Today – Congratulations Man United fans

SECOND SIGNING CONFIRMED: Manchester United finally sealed the signing of 2019 Champions League winner, Paperwork signed and sealed, Player medical ongoing as announcement will be done Today – Congratulations Man United fans

Manchester United have almost completed two-thirds of an entire frontline rebuild and now need a number nine.

It has been a whirlwind opening week of the transfer window for Ineos.

Already, Manchester United have been busy and wrapped up one signing, while a second signing of the summer is also drawing near.

Matheus Cunha has been announced by United as the first addition of the window, while a deal to sign Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford is edging closer and closer.

These two additions are a massive upgrade on the number 10 options Ruben Amorim has had to use so far at the club.

However, as good as Cunha and Mbeumo are, United still need to upgrade on Inter Milan-linked Rasmus Hojlund. Ineos has a handful of options to do so.

Manchester United interested in Jean-Philippe Mateta
While Viktor Gyokeres would be the ideal signing for United, he would come with a £60m price tag, which may be beyond the financial limits of Ineos this summer.

Therefore, instead, Jean-Philippe Mateta is beginning to look more and more attractive for United.

According to Sky Sports‘ senior reporter Kaveh Solhekol, Mateta is in talks with Palace over extending his stay in South London.

However, while these talks are ongoing, there is interest in taking the Frenchman away from Selhurst Park.

Manchester United are interested in Mateta, along with Juventus, in the event that an agreement is not reached, with Crystal Palace currently insistent that the 27-year-old is not for sale.

Mateta is valued at around £35m, which is a reasonable request for a player who has scored 36 times in the past two seasons and possesses qualities that Amorim will be looking for in his number nine.

‘Old-fashioned’ Mateta is perfect for Bryan Mbeumo
With two of the best forwards in the Premier League, the striker signed must be a good fit alongside Mbeumo and Cunha.

In the case of Mateta, it is Mbeumo in particular who will benefit from having the 6ft 4in striker up front, as he played the most crosses in the league last season, and so Mateta would be handed countless chances to convert.

Mbeumo is one of the most creative forwards in the division, and so Mateta being clinical up front will also make the duo a perfect match.

Mateta has been described by Thierry Henry as being an ‘old-fashioned striker’, as per GFFN, with excellent physicality making him a perfect fit for Amorim’s style of play.

“He’s an old-fashioned striker, you can play a little more direct. He can keep the ball. He’s a boring striker to play against; he doesn’t lose the ball much, and he goes at the last defender. He uses his physicality, he’s good with his head, and he scores. It’s important that a striker like that gives you another dimension.”

If Palace cannot agree on a deal with Mateta, United should be front of the queue.