Man Utd discover Jean-Philippe Mateta asking price after Ruben Amorim told to sign star

A fig of Premier League sides are chasing Crystal Palace guardant Jean-Philippe Mateta, reports claim, but immoderate funny nine volition person to wage £50m for a subordinate who has nett 42 goals since joining successful 2021

Manchester United would person to stump up astir £50million if they privation to motion Crystal Palace guardant Jean-Philippe Mateta, according to reports.

The 27-year-old has been successful superb signifier for Oliver Glasner's side, scoring six goals successful his past 5 Premier League games and and turning the heads of Europe's elite successful the process.

According to the Sun, Lyon are present keeping tabs connected the Frenchman successful a determination that would beryllium arguable fixed that the club's proprietor John Textor is the largest shareholder astatine Palace.

The study says a fig of Premier League sides are chasing Mateta, but that immoderate nine who wants to motion him volition person to wage £50m "at least" for a subordinate who is lone getting amended astatine Selhurst Park aft reaching 42 goals successful full since joining successful 2021.

Last play Mateta deed 19 goals successful each competitions and United were tipped to motion the striker by Paul Merson amid their struggles up front.

United signed Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna this play but the Dutchman has had occupation adapting to beingness astatine Old Trafford with conscionable 5 goals - portion Rasmus Hojlund has 7 successful total.

Amorim adjacent tried playing Kobbie Mainoo arsenic a mendacious 9 - ironically successful a 2-0 location nonaccomplishment to Palace - wherever Mateta scored a fantastic brace.

Merson told Sky Sports this week: "Man United should get Mateta, that’s what they need. He’s a beardown lad up front, playing astatine the apical of his game, helium leads the line, scoring goals now. He runs and works his socks disconnected harder than anyone you know.

"He’s 100 times amended than anyone Man Utd person successful the beforehand line. Not Amad [Diallo], he’s a young kid – but he’s overmuch amended than Hojlund and Zirkzee astatine the moment."

It comes aft Spanish outlet Fichajes claimed Barcelona are besides interested, seeing the guardant arsenic an alternate to archetypal prime Robert Lewandowski.

His declaration expires successful 2027 and is not the lone subordinate Palace subordinate being chased up of a imaginable summertime determination - with defender Marc Guehi being linked with an exit aft the nine rejected a bid from Tottenham successful January.

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