Manchester United and Ten Hag must be ‘creative’ to sign striker in January

• Manager wants elite forward in the transfer window
• ‘Strikers are expensive, especially in the winter’

Erik ten Hag has admitted Manchester United may have to be “creative” to sign an elite striker in January because of the cost and difficulty involved.

The manager wishes to strengthen his attack following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo. Limited finances, though, meant United were unable to buy Cody Gakpo from PSV, bought instead by Liverpool for £35m, and the €22m (£19.5m) required to loan Atlético Madrid’s João Félix is also prohibitive. While Ronaldo leaving provides about £10m in saved wages for Ten Hag’s budget, he said it would be a challenge acquiring the level of forward desired when asked how realistic this was.

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