Paul Scholes has urged Manchester to splash out on two new centre forwards this summer, insisting the club must also give Rasmus Hojlund another chance.
After a dismal 2024-25 season drew to a close, United have moved quickly to strengthen their squad this summer having already signed Mathues Cunha from Wolves.
Bryan Mbeumo would appear to be their next target with the Brentford star favouring a move to Old Trafford despite interest from Arsenal and Newcastle United.
While both those players would add goals to the squad having each netted 15 and 20 in the Premier League last season, United are still desperate for a centre forward to lead the line.
Hojlund scored just four times in 32 Premier League appearances last term with Inter Milan interested in offering the Dane a route back to Italy this summer.
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Scholes has sympathised with the 22-year-old and believes United should resist the urge to cash in on him.
The United legend also wants to club to recreate the days where Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Teddy Sheringham took turns hitting the back of the net, insisting the club should have at least three stellar striker options at their disposal.
With that in mind, Scholes has suggested moves to bring in both Victor Osimhen and Viktor Gyokeres.
‘I think Osimhen, it sounds like a doable one,’ Scholes told The Overlap Fan Debate. ‘When you talk about financial problems, he could be doable. But I’d keep Hojlund. I know he’s not been great, but he’s a 22-year-old kid playing on his own for Man United the last two years.
‘He’s had to play every week, he is the only one. Man United should have at least three top centre forwards. I’d have him and Osimhen. Him, Osimhen and Gyokeres.
‘Hojlund has struggled like mad but he’s not had the chance to sit down and watch. If a striker is not playing well a manager will tell him just come back and have a look. Get a feel for the game.
‘We all know he has centre forward quality. Not enough but if he has experience around him… he’s been flogged to death.’
United are among the clutch of clubs interested in signing Gyokeres after his haul of 52 goals in 54 games for Sporting CP last season.
United’s lack of European football is a major stumbling block – although immediate rivals Chelsea and Arsenal appear for the time being to be focusing on alternative targets in Liam Delap and Benjamin Sesko.
Osimhen meanwhile has been linked with a move to the Premier League for a number of years. The Nigeria international has just finished a season-long loan at Galatasaray where he scored 37 goals in 41 appearances, returning to Napoli who are expected to sell him this summer.