Manchester United plotting club-record bid worth upto £100m for attacker alongside Harry Kane swoop - Reports
Manchester United are reportedly preparing a club-record offer for Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos while also attempting to sign Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane.
According to the Mirror, the Red Devils are not only looking to sign Kane, 29, but are also set to make a move for Ramos. They'rewilling to pay up to £100 million for the Portuguese frontman. A deal between £70-100 million, including add-ons is poised to be discussed between United and Benfica.
Ramos, 21, has shone for club and country this season. He has bagged 25 goals in 44 games across competitions for Benfica. The young striker also displaced Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal's starting lineup during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He scored a memorable hat-trick in the 6-1 win over Switzerland in the Round of 16.
A potential deal for Ramos will be as well as a swoop for Kane as Erik ten Hag looks to bolster his stagnating attack. The Tottenham striker is regarded as Manchester United's top transfer target heading into the summer.
Kane has bagged 28 goals in 46 appearances this season. His contract with Spurs expires in 2024, meaning he will only have a year left on his deal in the summer. However, he has hinted that his future does lie with the Lilywhites.
Manchester United will look to add more firepower to their attack. Marcus Rashford has been in scintillating form, netting 29 goals in 53 games across compeitions. However, Anthony Martial has endured injury and form issues. Meanwhile, Wout Weghorst looks likely to leave once his loan expires at the end of the season.
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand insists title challenge was beyond club's aspirations this season
Manchester United picked up their first piece of silverware in six years when they won the Carabao Cup in February. The Red Devils were in fine form and had put themselves in potential contention for a surprise title challenge.
However, Ten Hag's men have faltered and are now at risk of missing out on the top four. They sit fourth, a point above fifth-placed Liverpool, but with a game in hand.
Ferdinand has argued that the Red Devils' aspirations at the start of the season were to finish in the top four, telling his Vibe with FIVE YouTube channel:
'You've got to be a realist. Man United's aspirations at the beginning of the season were never to win the league; it was to be finishing in the top four, and if you got your hands on a trophy, he swum the channel, whatever trophy it was. That's where he's at."
Ferdinand added:
"Hopefullym if we finish in the top four, you can say well done. Because you start hovering around the top, you've got to still stay realistic if you're at a football club. Man United can't get out of their pram."
Manchester United four games remaining in the Premier League. They will next be in action against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford on Saturday (May 13).