Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has twice reiterated this week that his side will not be bringing in reinforcements in the winter transfer window in January. However, according to Germany**, the club has begun preliminary talks with Bundesliga scorer Serhou Guirassy. Girassie's contract includes a £15 million release clause effective in January. According to Sky Sports Germany, Manchester United have held "first talks" with representatives of the players. According to the German newspaper **, Ten Hag's interest in Girassi has surprised the player and has not ruled out the possibility of him joining Manchester United in January.
Last month, Stuttgart manager Sebastian Honess also admitted that he could lose the striker mid-season. 'In football, you can never rule anything out, so I wouldn't do that here. "All I can say is that he's very comfortable here, and of course I hope he stays in the team longer and we're happy together." But for him and others, you can never be sure of the future. Although Ten Hag insisted that United would not bring in reinforcements in the winter window, he also revealed: "I don't think there will be [signings in the winter window], it will be difficult to buy good players during the season.
But if there is, the approach of Manchester United should be, if you can improve the quality of the team, then you should do it. As a club, you have to look to improve, so if you can find better players and it's financially realistic and fair play, I think the club has to accept that. 'Manchester United obviously need a new striker, there's no doubt about it. The team's top scorer this season is midfielder Scott McTominay, who has scored five goals, while the striker has scored a handful of goals in the Premier League and Hojlund has only scored in the Champions League.
The £15 million ** introduction of Guirassi is slightly higher than Anthony Martial's annual salary (£13 million), and there is basically not much risk for Manchester United.