According to Luke Edwards, Manchester United will only pursue Mohammed Kudus if their primary objectives fail.
Kudus’ performances for Ajax this season and for Ghana at the World Cup have elevated him to the status of the club’s latest top prospect.
After almost signing for Everton in the summer before the Eredivisie champions blocked the transfer, he’s already found plenty of suitors in the Premier League, with a move to a major six club being a possibility.
TEAMtalk claimed last month that Liverpool has become one of the interested parties in the 22-year-old since the World Cup.
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United have now also joined the race for Kudus and could rival their North-West rivals for his signature but The Daily Telegraph’s Edwards told Transfer Gossip Daily that the Ghanian is far from a priority at Old Trafford.
(7:10) “I think Manchester United will have him at the moment as a backup option if I’m perfectly honest behind those two primary targets Bellingham and De Jong.
“But Kudus is really, really good, 22, fantastic age, Ajax has this wonderful tradition of nurturing really good talent so I think he will be on the move at some point, whether Ajax tries and keep him for another year but I would expect Kudus to be in the Premier League, I would say in the next 18 months,” Edwards said.
However, in the Dutch capital this season he’s mainly featured as a striker or in an attacking midfield position owing to his influx of goals which was just six last season.
He’s a complete statistical beast with him in the top 1% for dribbles completed and pass completion and accuracy amongst forwards according to FBref.
Also in the top 3% for progressive passes and shots total show how much of a threat he’s been over the past year and why United sees him as an intriguing option.
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