{"id":1128363,"date":"2020-01-31T18:48:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T18:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1128363"},"modified":"2020-01-31T18:48:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T18:48:43","slug":"man-utd-transfers-strikers-rashford-replacements-deadline-day-ighalo-king","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/man-utd-transfers-strikers-rashford-replacements-deadline-day-ighalo-king\/","title":{"rendered":"How Man Utd&#8217;s transfer deadline day attempts to replace Marcus Rashford could shape Solskajer&#8217;s line-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manchester United&#8217;s hunt for a Marcus Rashford replacement looks set to go right down to the wire with the winter transfer window inching ever closer to the 11PM deadline.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rashford is ruled out indefinitely after suffering a double stress fracture to his back during a 1-0 victory over Wolves in the FA Cup earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7491851\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With Rashford sidelined, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has only Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood to call upon in terms of strikers over the next few months.<\/p>\n<p>Although the \u00a367m arrival of Bruno Fernandes from Sporting CP should help offset Rashford&#8217;s absence considering the goal threat he can provide from midfield, Solskjaer\u00a0remains keen to add a striker to his ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three players United could target to ease their striker shortage.<\/p>\n<h2>Joshua King (Bournemouth)<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1128403\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1128403\" class=\"wp-image-1128403 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31171255\/PA-44703118-1024x716.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31171255\/PA-44703118-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31171255\/PA-44703118-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31171255\/PA-44703118-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31171255\/PA-44703118-66x46.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1128403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joshua King has scored three Premier League goals for Bournemouth this season (Picture: PA)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Swiftly after concluding the protracted pursuit of Fernandes, Manchester United switched their attentions to landing a striker with former academy star Joshua King shooting to the top of their shortlist.<\/p>\n<p>United had a \u00a320m bid for King rebuffed by Bournemouth, who value him at over double that amount, while a 20% sell-on clause entitled to his former club Blackburn Rovers could further complicate matters.<\/p>\n<p><span>Solskjaer coached King during his spell as United&#8217;s reserve team manager and Eddie Howe intimated that the Bournemouth striker would be interested in a return to Old Trafford, saying: &#8220;It\u2019s going to be between the chief executive and owner. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;I love Josh as a player and person. I know what Manchester United means to him with his history with the club, so I understand his position.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1128443\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31183430\/4-2-3-1_line-up-3-1.png\" alt=\"How Man United could line up in attack if Josh King transfer goes through\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31183430\/4-2-3-1_line-up-3-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31183430\/4-2-3-1_line-up-3-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31183430\/4-2-3-1_line-up-3-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31183430\/4-2-3-1_line-up-3-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31183430\/4-2-3-1_line-up-3-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31183430\/4-2-3-1_line-up-3-1-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31183430\/4-2-3-1_line-up-3-1-66x65.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31183430\/4-2-3-1_line-up-3-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although King is United&#8217;s chief transfer target, the deal likely hinges on whether or not Bournemouth can source a suitable replacement in time. It is widely reported this is looking unlikely and so United&#8217;s back-up plan is to bring a striker in on loan, which brings us to&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Odion Ighalo (Shanghai Shenhua)<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1128400\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1128400\" class=\"wp-image-1128400 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31164946\/PA-43611199-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31164946\/PA-43611199-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31164946\/PA-43611199-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31164946\/PA-43611199-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31164946\/PA-43611199-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1128400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Odion Ighalo has been linked with a return to the Premier League this transfer window (Picture: PA)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Odion Ighalo&#8217;s goals helped fire Watford to the Premier League in 2015 and in the club&#8217;s first season back in the big time, the Nigerian was a revelation, scoring 15 league goals in 2015-16. This form led to interest from Chelsea and Manchester United (or so his agent claimed back then).<\/p>\n<p>Following that remarkable purple patch, though, the goals dried up spectacularly and Ighalo was sold by Watford to Changchun Yatai in January 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Ighalo has returned to his old goalscoring ways in spectacular fashion during his time in China, netting 36 leagues goals in 55 games for Changchun and a further ten in 17 for Shanghai Shenhua since joining in February.<\/p>\n<p>Although Ighalo has his limitations, previous experience in the Premier League allied to his availability on a short-term basis could tempt United into securing a loan deal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1128431\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1128431\" class=\"wp-image-1128431 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175757\/4-2-3-1_line-up-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"How Manchester United could line up with Odion Ighalo.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175757\/4-2-3-1_line-up-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175757\/4-2-3-1_line-up-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175757\/4-2-3-1_line-up-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175757\/4-2-3-1_line-up-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175757\/4-2-3-1_line-up-1-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175757\/4-2-3-1_line-up-1-66x65.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175757\/4-2-3-1_line-up-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175757\/4-2-3-1_line-up-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1128431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How Manchester United could line up with Odion Ighalo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ighalo grew up supporting United, his favourite player being Dwight Yorke, and in a 2016 interview said: &#8220;I\u2019m not sure I\u2019d say no if United called.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Dries Mertens (Napoli)<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1128367\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1128367\" class=\"wp-image-1128367 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31153616\/PA-49197292-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31153616\/PA-49197292-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31153616\/PA-49197292-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31153616\/PA-49197292-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31153616\/PA-49197292-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1128367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dries Mertens is out of contract in the summer (Picture: PA)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dries Mertens has been strongly linked with a move to Chelsea recently Frank Lampard ruled out a move during Friday&#8217;s press conference, which could pave the way for United to make a late move.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old has established himself as one of the most consistent goalscorers in Europe&#8217;s top five leagues during his time in Naples, finding the net 66 times in Serie A since the start of 2016-17.<\/p>\n<p>Although a move for a player of Mertens&#8217; age would go against United&#8217;s recent policy of buying younger players, he would be an excellent stop-gap solution while Rashford is out due to his ability to cover left-wing and centre-forward positions.<\/p>\n<p>Napoli played hardball with Chelsea over a deal for Mertens but with the Belgian&#8217;s contract set to expire in the summer, United may be able to entice the club&#8217;s notoriously hard-nosed president Aurelio De Laurentiis into a sale.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1128426\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1128426\" class=\"wp-image-1128426 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175328\/4-3-3_%E2%80%93-false-nine-%E2%80%93-line-up-2.png\" alt=\"How Manchester United could line up with Dries Mertens.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175328\/4-3-3_%E2%80%93-false-nine-%E2%80%93-line-up-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175328\/4-3-3_%E2%80%93-false-nine-%E2%80%93-line-up-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175328\/4-3-3_%E2%80%93-false-nine-%E2%80%93-line-up-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175328\/4-3-3_%E2%80%93-false-nine-%E2%80%93-line-up-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175328\/4-3-3_%E2%80%93-false-nine-%E2%80%93-line-up-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175328\/4-3-3_%E2%80%93-false-nine-%E2%80%93-line-up-2-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175328\/4-3-3_%E2%80%93-false-nine-%E2%80%93-line-up-2-66x65.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/31175328\/4-3-3_%E2%80%93-false-nine-%E2%80%93-line-up-2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1128426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How Manchester United could line up with Dries Mertens.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United&#8217;s hunt for a Marcus Rashford replacement looks set to go right down to the wire with the winter transfer window inching ever closer to the 11PM deadline. 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