United target continues audition amidst interest for January move

Manchester United have been interested in bringing a new addition into their attack in January while they still had enough options to navigate their first half of the season. But this changed quickly in football and United got a feel of that this time.

The Red Devils were thrown into chaos in a period that they had planned to quietly go about their business when Cristiano Ronaldo conducted a media interview about himself and the situation at the club which had numerous speculations in the media.

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His current was eventually terminated without pay and the effect of his exit meant United must now desperately get an attacker into the squad to fill the void and also reduced the attacking workload on the in-form Marcus Rashford.

United manager Erik Ten Hag has reportedly in identified his preferred attacking signing for January which is the current PSV club captain Cody Gakpo, who is having an excellent year at both club and national term level as he continues to attract interest.

HOW IS GAKPO PERFORMING?

Cody Gakpo has been in outstanding form this season with double digits in goals and assists, as he leads the charge at his club. He's currently part of the Netherland World Cup scored and has been instrumental to their qualification to the round of 16 with three goals from three appearances in Qatar.