Manchester United Interested In Wolves' Cunha

Manchester United are willing successful signing Wolves guardant Matheus Cunha this summer.

The Brazilian, who has a £62.5m merchandise clause successful his Wolves contract, is expected to time off Molineux astatine nan extremity of nan season.

Multiple nine sources person told BBC Sport nan 25-year-old is 1 of a number of attacking options connected United's shortlist, pinch Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap, 22, besides of interest.

Improving United's scoring grounds is simply a privilege for caput coach Ruben Amorim. Only Southampton, Leicester City, Ipswich, Everton and West Ham person scored less than nan 38 goals United person managed successful 33 Premier League matches this season.

Cunha is viewed arsenic an perfect summation to play successful 1 of nan 2 attacking midfield positions successful Amorim's preferred 3-4-2-1 formation.

Cunha - Wolves' apical scorer this play pinch 16 goals to his sanction successful each competitions - plays successful a akin strategy nether existent leader Vitor Pereira.

United are group to look title from a number of Premier League clubs for Cunha, pinch Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle each known to beryllium looking to motion a guardant this summer.

Cunha has scored 32 times successful 87 appearances for Wolves but his disciplinary grounds whitethorn beryllium of immoderate interest to suitors.

The erstwhile Atletico Madrid striker has been sent disconnected doubly this season, missing six games successful full done suspension.

The guardant said successful an question and reply pinch nan Observer successful March that he has told Wolves he needs to "take nan adjacent step" and conflict for titles.

United's readying for adjacent play is hindered by uncertainty complete their financial situation.

At a blimpish estimate, nan nine guidelines to summation astir £100m successful further costs if they triumph this season's Europa League and suffice for nan Champions League.

But, pinch each convention position worthy £3m successful nan Premier League, United guidelines to suffer astir £24m should they decorativeness successful their existent position of 14th compared to an eighth-placed decorativeness past season.

Following Sunday's home conclusion by Wolves, Amorim said nan nine person a "plan" to amended nan squad but that nan business could not beryllium addressed until nan summer.

Cunha would look to beryllium a very bully fresh for Manchester United.

An fierce attacking player, tin of dropping deeper and linking play aliases threatening nan opponents' extremity - and scoring.

He is nan benignant of subordinate Amorim's squad has been crying retired for each season, pinch neither Rasmus Hojlund or, earlier his season-ending injury, Joshua Zirkzee looking for illustration nan reply successful nan astir precocious position.

Work is going connected down nan scenes astatine Old Trafford to travel up pinch a summertime transportation plan.

However, location is simply a large but.

It is rather evident United's status, successful position of nan finances they person to spend, will beryllium shaped by whether they triumph nan Europa League aliases not.

If they hit Athletic Bilbao successful nan semi-final, past either Tottenham aliases Bodo/Glimt successful nan final, United tin count themselves fortunate nan harm of this appalling run has not been excessively extended and tin create a much rounded squad successful nan belief results will beryllium acold amended successful 2025-26.

If they don't, a determination will person to beryllium made complete whether they prioritise a mates of positions, believing each nan spare midweek fixture slots will springiness Amorim a chance to activity pinch his players, aliases little their sights and bring successful much players pinch nan floor plan nan erstwhile Sporting leader wants.

It is clear United are hopeless for forwards. But they astir apt request much than one. They besides request wing-backs, cardinal midfield players and cardinal defenders.

The liking successful Cunha is real. It doesn't mean nan signing will happen.