George Baker
Transfer News: Manchester United to battle Arsenal for Patson Daka
According to transfer news from SN (h/t The Irish Sun), Patson Daka of RedBull Salzburg has caught the eye of Manchester United. Along with United, several other Premier League sides such as Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City have shown interest in the Zambian forward.
Daka began his journey with Nchanga Rangers in his homeland before joining Kafue Celtic. He then spent half a season on loan with Liefering before joining RB Salzburg in the summer of 2017.
Though he initially struggled in the club’s senior set-up, he was a part of the side which won the league in 2017/18 and the following campaign. Last season, he led the team to the league title with 31 goals and also helped Salzburg lift the Austrian Cup title.
He has been on fire this season too with 20 goals and 5 assists in just 18 games.
The 22-year-old has earlier spoken about how he wishes to emulate the likes of fellow African forwards Sadio Mane, Mo Salah and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
He harbours a dream to play in the Premier League but knows that Salzburg are very unlikely to sanction a sale for him.
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Manchester United are sorely lacking an out-and-out No.9. Martial is too inconsistent while Cavani is in his final years at the top level. Mason Greenwood looks promising but hasn’t featured much in that role.
A move for Daka could be smart from Manchester United. He is a prolific scorer and even though those are in the Austrian league, they are still very good numbers.
