Man Utd’s ominous transfer messages from Jonathan David as ‘dream’ next club picked

Manchester United are reportedly pursuing Lille's Jonathan David but the in-demand striker's comments suggest that a transportation volition beryllium improbable for respective reasons

Manchester United’s pursuit of Jonathan David has been dealt a stroke aft their January transportation target sent the nine 2 ominous messages.

The 25-year-old Lille striker has go 1 of Europe's most sought-after young talents successful caller years. This play has seen him acceptable Ligue 1 and the Champions League alight with 18 goals and 7 assists successful 31 games, suggesting helium is ready to marque a large move.

With his declaration set to expire at the extremity of this season, it's highly apt David volition permission Lille travel the summer. David this period entered the past six months of his deal, which means helium is present escaped to negociate a pre-contractual statement to motion for different nine connected a escaped transportation astatine the extremity of this campaign. However, Lille would inactive beryllium capable to make immoderate funds from his transportation by selling him this month.

That would play into United’s hands, who Sky Sports study person identified him arsenic a cardinal target. But 2 caller comments from the Canada planetary suggest helium whitethorn not beryllium keen connected a January determination to Old Trafford.

That was wide erstwhile David addressed the caller involvement from La Liga giants Barcelona, telling The Athletic: "[Barcelona] was ever the squad I grew up supporting. When you turn up supporting a team, it's your imagination to play for them."

While the No.9 presumption is presently occupied by Robert Lewandowski astatine Barcelona, the Poland planetary turns 37 successful August and the Catalans volition soon request to see a semipermanent replacement. David’s remark suggests that helium holds Barcelona successful higher respect than United, and would take Hansi Flick’s broadside implicit Ruben Amorim’s task if fixed the choice.

That is contempt David's erstwhile interview, wherever helium voiced an involvement successful playing successful the Premier League. He said: "I deliberation evidently the Premier League is regarded arsenic 1 of the champion leagues successful the world. And for maine it's not the Premier League oregon bust. I'm unfastened to thing and each league has its challenges."

David has besides revealed that helium is not funny successful a January transfer, adjacent if United look to get an vantage implicit their rivals by offering Lille a interest this period for his services. “Going to a nine mid-season is ne'er easy," helium explained. “It’s not similar the opening of a play wherever you person a pre-season, you get to cognize your team-mates, you person clip to gel. In January, things are precise hectic. It’s astir close now. It’s tougher.”

Lille person likewise made it wide that they won't beryllium considering a merchantability successful January owed to the player's value successful their propulsion to unafraid Champions League shot adjacent season, a contention that brings important fiscal benefits for the French side. To prise him distant from the Ligue 1 nine wrong the adjacent 10 days would necessitate an inflated offer, and successful the existent level marketplace determination isn’t the appetite to prosecute successful that, particularly from United’s end.

Missing retired connected the in-form striker would beryllium a important setback, with the Red Devils having lone managed to people 27 league goals this season. It's believed helium would beryllium a measurement up from Amorim's existent options - Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund - who person lone managed 5 Premier League goals betwixt them this campaign.

David, connected the different hand, has proven his quality astatine the apical level this season. In the Champions League alone, helium has 7 goals successful conscionable 11 matches, uncovering the backmost of the nett against the likes of Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Liverpool.

With some David and Lille preferring a summertime transfer, Newcastle person besides made their involvement known by making their archetypal determination for the player. Chronicle Live revealed connected Tuesday that the Magpies sent a high-level delegation to France to ticker him successful enactment against OGC Nice, the nine owned by United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS firm.

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