How much would Moussa Dembele cost Man Utd?
Martin Macdonald
- 11 Mar 2022 12:50 GMT
- 3 min read
Manchester United have been strongly linked with a move for Lyon striker Moussa Dembele this summer.
The Frenchman is currently plying his trade in Ligue 1, having joined from Scottish giants Celtic in 2018.
Dembele spent six months on loan at Atletico Madrid in the second half of last season, but injury issues meant that his impact in Spain was minimal, which led to Diego Simeone's side not taking up their option to make the deal permanent.
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He has been in good form for Lyon since his return, with 10 goals and three assists in 18 starts in all competitions.
The best season of his professional career came with Celtic in 2016/17 when he scored 23 goals across the league and the Champions League.
According to the Daily Mail, Man Utd are considering a move for Dembele as he would be available for just £25 million (€29.7m),
The centre-forward is out of contract in the summer of 2023 and Lyon will be keen to avoid losing one of their star man for free as that is what happened with Memphis Depay last year as he moved to Barcelona.
FootballTransfers values Dembele at €16m.
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An attacking exodus at Old Trafford
Man Utd are looking at various attackers for the transfer market as they could very well have a new look forward line this summer.
Edinson Cavani and Jesse Lingard will likely leave at the expiration of their contracts in June, while Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford are reportedly considering their future at Old Trafford.
Ronaldo was absent from the Manchester derby on Sunday as Man Utd were thrashed 4-1 by Man City, with the official reason given that he was suffering from a hip flexor injury.
He subsequently flew to Portugal with his future on his mind and, with United's Premier League struggles making a top-four spot unlikely, he is planning his next move.
Sources close to the situation understand that a return to Juventus has already been ruled out, while a switch to Sporting, where he began his professional career, is also highly unlikely at this stage.
As a result, CR7 is courting a move to Paris which would see him sensationally team up with Lionel Messi and Neymar at the Ligue 1 giants in a dream forward line.
