100 million euros! Manchester United s bid for Zhekelais was rejected and targeted at the French Eagle striker. He wants to be a sucker again?

On June 15, several English media including Daily Mail and Daily Mirror released press releases, talking about the latest situation between Red Devils Manchester United and Frankfurt striker Ekitic. After being rejected for Portuguese striker Zhekelais, Manchester United has turned their goal to strengthen the front line to the Frankfurt shooter. However, Ekitic's value is also not low.

In the 2024/25 season, Manchester United only won the 15th place in the Premier League, and the only direct way to the Champions League was blocked because of the Europa League final. Under such circumstances, it is very urgent for Manchester United to sign and strengthen the lineup in the transfer market. On the front line, their first goal is Dzekelish, the top scorer in Portugal Sports and the Portuguese Premier League Golden Boot, who has dominated the two consecutive Golden Boots in the Portuguese Premier League. However, because he does not have the qualification to participate in the Champions League, Zhekelais is not very interested in joining Manchester United, although he is his mentor Amorin here.

After the bid for Zhekelais failed, Manchester United targeted Frankfurt's No. 1 scorer Ekitic. The 22-year-old French U21 international forward played 48 games for the French Eagles last season, scoring a double-double of 22 goals and 12 assists, and is the biggest contributor to the team's lock in the first four Bundesliga to enter the Champions League in the new season. As a striker, Ekitic has a height of 1.89 meters and good speed. His footwork skills, scoring ability and passing are also first-class. He is a versatile player with wings and shooting skills and is very comprehensive in the frontcourt. Currently on the German transfer market website, Ekitic's net worth is as high as 75 million euros. Frankfurt asked him for as much as 100 million euros.

To be honest, Ekitic is a striker with good strength, but if Manchester United really spends 100 million euros to sign him, it will be a true sucker. Because Ekitic only played good statistics last season. Until then, he only scored in double goals in the 2021/22 season. In the following season in Paris Grande, although Ekitic made 32 appearances, he only scored 4 goals and 4 assists, and his performance could only be considered average.

In other words, spending 100 million euros to buy a player who has only exploded for one season is no different from signing Hoylund in the summer of 2023. Manchester United fans also know how the latter performed at Manchester United in the past two seasons. Therefore, it is better to consider Crystal Palace center Matthat, if Manchester United is looking to buy Ekitic, he might as well consider Crystal Palace center Mattha. Although he is a little older at the age of 27, he has been playing in the Premier League for many years and has no problem with adaptability. More importantly, he is cheap.