Euro Paper Talk: Man Utd eye massively cheaper Haaland alternative
Date published: Tuesday 16th February 2021 12:23 - Jonny Whitfield
Manchester United are eyeing up a cheaper Erling Haaland alternative, while Arsenal are quoted €60million for a midfielder deal – both in all the latest Euro Paper Talk.
MAN UTD EYEING HAALAND ALTERNATIVE
Manchester United have identified Eintracht Frankfurt striker Andre Silva as a much cheaper alternative to Erling Haaland, according to a report.
United have been keen on beefing up their attack for some time. Indeed, they kept up a long-term chase for Jadon Sancho last summer, before backing away from his £108million exit fee.
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Robert Lewandowski heads the scoring charts once again, but who else is setting the gold standard heading into the Bundesliga s customary winter break? bundesliga.com weighs up the numbers.
Most goals
Defending Bundesliga champions and leaders Bayern Munich have scored a league-high 39 goals after 13 matches, with Lewandowski accounting for 17 of them at a clip of one every 58.6 minutes. Borussia Dortmund s Erling Haaland is next on the list with 10, despite missing the final four rounds of 2020 fixtures with a hamstring injury. Andre Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt) and Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg) have nine apiece, while Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) and Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim) are all on eight.