Ex-Liverpool forward tipped for Man Utd move
Cameron Smith
- 12 Dec 2023 13:11 GMT
- 3 min read
Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Dominic Solanke has been tipped to join Manchester United by former Red Devils midfielder Owen Hargreaves, who believes the Englishman deserves another chance at a “big club.”
Solanke, 26, has shone since joining AFC Bournemouth in 2019 and he has eight goals and one assist in 16 Premier League games so far this term, with his latest strike coming against Erik ten Hag’s Man Utd.
As a result, he has already exceeded his tally from last season after netting six times in Bournemouth’s first campaign back in the top flight after their promotion from the Championship.
Furthermore, only Erling Haaland (14), Mohamed Salah (11), Son Heung-min (10) and Jarrod Bowen (nine) have scored more league goals than Solanke so far this term after an excellent start to 2023-24 under Andoni Iraola.
The ex-England U21 international failed to break into the Chelsea senior side after progressing through the youth system at Cobham and a move to Liverpool didn’t work out either due to competition from the likes of Roberto Firmino and Divock Origi.
However, Hargreaves thinks that Solanke has earnt a move back to a Champions League club.
What has been said?
Speaking to Premier League Productions, via Football365, the former Man Utd midfielder admitted: “I would take him at Manchester United, all day. At Chelsea, he was the prized academy player.
“He went to Liverpool with that brilliant front three. That generational front three. He was never going to break into that.
“But I think he would have learnt and been mentored by [Roberto] Firmino, [Sadio] Mane and [Mohamed] Salah. We saw it with Wilf [Zaha] when he went to Manchester United. He wasn’t ready. He was too young.
What a win🏹🍒. pic.twitter.com/hU7w9IKS2l
— Dom Solanke (@DomSolanke) December 9, 2023
“I think now Solanke, he will get another big move. Whether it’s Man United or not. But to get a kid that big and technically that good, who is smart enough, can run the channels and press. He will get another chance at the top, I am certain.”
Solanke’s current deal at Bournemouth runs until 2027 after he signed an extension in September, but there are several Premier League clubs reportedly keen on a move, including David Moyes’ West Ham United.
