Three strikers Manchester United could sign on loan after Erik ten Hag hint

Manchester United will likely have to dip into the loan market again this month after a big summer spend.

More than £180m was splashed last year in addition to the £225m the summer prior, and so United officials are concerned about breaking Financial Fair Play rules. As a result, United may be forced into cut-price deals or temporary recruits.

Erik ten Hag has refused to close the door on loans, having brought in Wout Weghorst and Marcel Sabitzer last January with neither staying beyond the summer. The Reds are in need of attacking reinforcement but they might have to make do with what they can get in this market.

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The Bayern Munich striker has been linked with a loan switch to United having started just four Bundesliga games all season. The former Stoke City striker has previous experience in the Premier League having spent the 2017/17 season at the Bet365 Stadium.

Ten Hag is rumoured to be open to bringing in an experienced head to bolster the attacking frontline and at 34, Choupo-Moting would provide that. It would be seen as an uninspiring move by United fans, though, given he would hardly challenge Rasmus Hojlund for a starting spot.

The 26-year-old Morocco World Cup hero may be open to a move given Sevilla’s struggling form this season. He has nine goals in 25 games this season after scoring 18 last term.

Sevilla are in need of cash so a loan fee may be asked for, which is not ideal but would be within United’s remit. En-Nesyri is very much a Weghorst-like stop gap signing, though.

Perhaps this one is slightly cheating, in that Stuttgart would surely only allow the attacker to leave if a fee can be secured in the summer