Ruben Amorim Identifies Super Eagles Forward as Key Target Days Into Man Utd Job

• Ruben Amorim is set to manage his first match as Manchester United’s new manager this weekend
• Amorim took over at the start of the international break after Erik ten Hag was dismissed weeks earlier
• The Portuguese has identified a Super Eagles star as a key target just days into training the Red Devils' stars

Ruben Amorim needed no long time to know that Manchester United's quality in attack was questionable and had identified a Nigerian forward as a major target.

Amorim took over at United at the start of the international break, weeks after Erik ten Hag was dismissed, and Ruud van Nistelrooy managed the team on an interim basis.

According to BBC Sports, the Red Devils paid £9.2 million to release the ‘young Jose Mourinho’ from his contract at Sporting Lisbon and immediately take over at Old Trafford.

He has been training with the team, not on international break, and the club has been sharing photos of a happy team on social media.

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Amorim targets Ademola Lookman

With barely a few training sessions at the club, the Portuguese manager has identified that the three-time UEFA Champions League winners' attack lacks depth and needs more quality.

According to Fichajes, Amorim has identified Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman as a potential signing and could make a record bid of €100 million to Atalanta.

Lookman has been on the radar of top European clubs since last summer, with Paris Saint-Germain having a failed attempt to sign him. Arsenal are also admirers.

The news of United’s interest in Lookman came after Cult of Calcio reported that Napoli rejected a swap offer, including Victor Osimhen and Joshua Zirkzee.

The Dutch forward joined the Premier League giants in August but is already out of favour, and multiple reports suggest he could return to Serie A.

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Briefly News reported that Ademola Lookman is not resting on his laurels and has set his next targets after his 2024 Ballon d'Or and CAF Men's Player of the Year Awards nominations.

Lookman has been on an impressive run of form since joining Atalanta in 2022 under head coach Gian Piero Gasperini, the same year he pledged his international allegiance to Nigeria.

His next target ahead of the next international break is to help the Super Eagles qualify for AFCON 2025 and 2026 FIFA World Cup under Austin Eguavoen, who gave him his first international call-up.

Source: Legit.ng