Berbatov tells Man Utd to not signal World Cup winner who’d trigger ‘mess’ at membership
Dimitar Berbatov has urged Manchester United to not signal Antoine Griezmann in January.
The Red Devils are anticipated to be busy within the winter window. Soon-to-be minority proprietor Sir Jim Ratcliffe is more likely to need to make a splash as soon as he takes management of footballing operations on the membership and bringing in a shiny new participant or two would just do that.
As such, the hearsay mill is already whirring and studies recommend Griezmann, who has been in fantastic kind for Atletico Madrid this season, scoring 12 targets in 16 video games in all competitions, is excessive on United’s procuring record. Berbatov, nevertheless, thinks signing the Frenchman can be an enormous mistake.
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The Bulgarian, who scored 56 targets in 4 years at Old Trafford, insists Rasmus Hojlund’s improvement can be stunted by the arrival of one other centre ahead and that since United sunk £70million on the 20-year-old in the summertime they should do all the pieces of their energy to make sure he turns into successful.
“If [Griezmann] comes, then what happens if Hojlund and Griezmann are fit? Griezmann needs to play because he’s Griezmann, so is Hojlund not playing then?” the Bulgarian advised Betfair. “If Hojlund doesn’t play, then it’s like, why did you buy him? It would become a mess. I don’t think that transfer will happen.”
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Hojlund has struggled for targets and kind since arriving from Atalanta in July. He’s netted 5 instances in 15 video games in all competitions, however is but to seek out the again of the web within the Premier League after 9 matches.
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Griezmann, in the meantime, has rediscovered his finest kind since transferring again to Atletico from Barcelona. He bagged 15 La Liga targets final season and has eight in 12 league video games thus far this season.