have opened talks to sign Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy, according to reports in .
is eager to add more firepower to his squad in January to ease the burden on , who is still to score in the Premier League since his £72million move from Atalanta.
The 27-year-old has been in sublime form for Stuttgart this season with 18 goals in 13 appearances so far. with Guirassy available for a fee of just £15million, owing to a release clause in his contract.
now report ‘first discussions’ have taken place between Manchester United and Guirassy’s representatives.
According to Bild, e and has not closed the door on the possibility of leaving Stuttgart next month.
Speaking last month, Stuttgart manager Sebastian Hoeness did not rule out the prospect of losing Guirassy in the January window.
‘In football you can never exclude anything, so I won’t do that here either, ‘ he said. ‘I think he feels really comfortable. Of course, I hope he stays with us for a long time, just has a good time with us.
‘But with him and with the others, it is never possible to exclude things.’
United have struggled for goals this season with Scott McTominay their top scorer with six this term. Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial, both dropped from the starting XI midweek against Chelsea, have managed just two each and while Hojlund has hit five in the Champions League, he is still to open his account domestically.
Despite talk of an approach from Old Trafford,
Asked by the United We Stand fanzine if there will be any new signings in January, ten Hag said: ’I don’t think so — and if so, the approach from United should be that if you can improve your team, then you should do.
‘What we expect from every player coming to Carrington every day is for them to give their maximum, to give their best. As a club, you have to look for improvements, so if you can find better and it’s realistic financially and with financial fair play, I think the club has to go with it.
‘But realistically, in relation to the market, most of the time you don’t attract the best players in the winter.
‘The top, top players will not leave their clubs in the winter. It’s players who are disappointed, injured or just not the right fit or whatever.’
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