Simply when it appeared the door had closed, a shocking twist has reopened the potential for Dominic Calvert-Lewin donning the pink of Manchester United as United boss Ruben Amorim is determined for extra firepower after his aspect whimpered to a Fifteenth-place Premier League end final season.
Softfootball can affirm that the 28-year-old turned a free agent on the finish of June when his contract with Everton expired, bringing an finish to a turbulent nine-year spell at Goodison Park.
Calvert-Lewin managed a complete of 71 objectives and 22 assists in 273 appearances for the Toffees, together with a career-best 16 strikes within the 2020-21 Premier League season.
Nonetheless, accidents blighted the second half of the England worldwide’s profession on Merseyside, and his poor health file additionally led to previously golf equipment stepping again their pursuits.
In keeping with The Solar, United have reached out to Calvert-Lewin a couple of transfer to Outdated Trafford, with Amorim eager to snap up the ace.
The 13-time Premier League champions imagine the 28-year-old would carry qualities they at the moment lack and will provide him a profitable contract that features bonuses for appearances.
The report provides that Man United have already sounded out the striker over a summer season transfer to Outdated Trafford, which might additionally go well with the Purple Devils financially, even when Calvert-Lewin will likely be in line for a hefty signing-on payment.
There’s a catch, although, as Man United would supposedly need to make Calvert-Lewin solely their third or fourth-choice striker relatively than trusting the Englishman to steer the road each week.
Nonetheless, with a ‘profitable’ contract and guarantees of bonuses for a sure variety of appearances, the membership are optimistic that they’ll strike a deal which advantages each events within the present window.
Calvert-Lewin solely discovered the again of the web 3 times in 26 Premier League video games in the course of the 2024-25 marketing campaign, and he missed a staggering 111 matches for membership and nation by means of harm or sickness whereas at Goodison Park.
The Purple Devils should not alone within the hunt for the ahead’s signature, although, as Fulham are additionally mentioned to be displaying curiosity in a free switch this summer season.
If Man United’s prolonged striker search ended with the Purple Devils solely signing a 28-year-old, injury-hit possibility on a free switch, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and co might very nicely discover themselves dealing with a fan revolt.
Nonetheless, if Calvert-Lewin is certainly content material with solely being a backup striker – possibly even behind the likes of Chido Obi Martin- then Man United might do worse than give it some critical consideration.
Fewer minutes on the sector ought to naturally imply fewer accidents for Calvert-Lewin, thus making him extra able to affect matches when he’s launched, and he could even show to be mentor for Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee if each stay on the membership.
In an earlier replace, Softfootball reported that Manchester United and Everton Lead Race to Signal Wilfred Ndidi. There’s at the moment a tussle in Europe for the signature of Leicester Metropolis’s defensive midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, as Manchester United and Everton are main the chase for the 28-year-old Nigerian.
Manchester United and Everton should not the one groups to have proven curiosity within the midfielder, with Juventus and Actual Betis additionally within the combine. Actual Betis joined the race after shedding Johnny Cardoso to Atletico Madrid.
Ndidi has a £9m launch clause, however Leicester are open to promoting at simply £5m. Additionally, the Nigerian worldwide is trying to get away from the King Energy Stadium, as he doesn’t fancy enjoying one other season within the Championship.
