da stake casino： Manchester United may well be searching for a ‘Galactico’ in an effort to improve fortunes both on and off the field, though that expedition has largely proved fruitless thus far. Gareth Bale, Neymar or Thomas Muller provide wonderful news stories, though players of that ilk have so far been nigh on impossible to land for the Red Devils.
da roleta： Doubts about whether a near enough 31-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo is worth the eye watering expenditure remain, leaving the Manchester giants pretty limited when it comes to such elite players.
However, while they continue in their vain attempts to land one, last summer’s transfer activity suggested the club are looking towards the more up and coming talents across Europe. Memphis Depay and Anthony Martial arrived for big money, indicating a look to the future.
Perhaps naturally then, there are plenty of links with Southampton’s Sadio Mane. The Senegal star may be nowhere near as big a name as some of the other rumoured targets, but would represent a fine singing for a side struggling to attack teams.
Here are FIVE reasons why Manchester United should do everything in their power to sign Sadio Mane…
BREAK BEHIND ENEMY LINES
As things stand, you’re far more likely to catch forty winks at the Theatre of Dreams than you are to see a rousing attacking performance. The struggle is real for the Red Devils, having bored their way through most of the season.
Memphis Depay has not lived up to expectations thus far, though was by far and away the best player on the pitch against Sheffield United despite only being a second half substitute. While we must no doubt take the quality of the opposition into account, the Dutchman at least tried to run at a team parking pretty much everyone behind the ball.
Mane’s arrival would give the 21-year old some much needed help on that front. He’s a willing runner, able to drive the attack forward with aplomb. The former Red Bull Salzburg man is likely to run ahead of the likes of Wayne Rooney, breaking behind enemy lines.
He’d give the club the option to break through defences, rather than play through them at a plodding pace.
VAN GAAL THE MASTER CRAFTER
Despite his many, many (many) flaws, United chief Louis van Gaal has a history in laying the foundations for great teams, who flourish long after his departure. At Barcelona and Bayern Munich, he arguably set the wheels in motion by blooding a host of players we now consider world stars into his first team.
Signing Mane at 23-years old, who when on form is already one of the most exciting attackers in the league, will add to the previously mentioned Depay and Martial. Together, they can form a wonderfully exciting trident for years to come.
The Senegalese international will only improve his positional understanding, as well as final product. At his best, he can tear into petrified defences with his searing pace and powerful, direct runs. As the Dutchman does his best to repeat his feats in Spain and Germany, the Saints man can benefit from his work.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF NUMBER 10
Mane is versatile across the frontline and possesses many of the attributes you would presumably most associate with a wide player. However, Ronald Koeman’s decision to deploy the 23-year old behind the striker in a Number 10 role has paid off dividends.
It seems in this day and age, everyone and his dog want to play in that particular area of the team. In Juan Mata, the Red Devils possess one of the best in the position in England. Still, the Spaniard was a key influencer as an inverted right winger during van Gaal’s most successful spell towards the end of last season, and looks to continue in the berth.
With Ander Herrera never fully trusted, Mane’s talents at Number 10 could be a welcome at Old Trafford. Buzzing around the 18-yard box, the Senegalese star can wreak havoc when running directly at defences, or even fluidly swap roles with Mata across the frontline.
During the 3-2 win at St. Mary’s earlier this season, Mane was at his best using that exact tactic, swapping Juan Mata for James Ward-Prowse. With the likes of Mata, Rooney and Anthony Martial it would be interesting to see just how deadly he would be.
GOAL THREAT
Quite simply, the Saints star is all but guaranteed to add goals to the side, whether he plays at Number 10 or out wide. He has 13 in the league since moving to the South Coast in 2014, including notching the fastest ever hat-trick against Aston Villa over the course of just 176 seconds.
While he was no doubt helped out by the sheer lack of quality the Midlands giants offered up that fateful day, a player able to bamboozle his opponents in such a devastating manner is exactly what the Red Devils are crying out for.
His arrival does not have to change much in the way of van Gaal’s philosophy. Merely signing a player with pace and a tendency to run at defences does not have to herald a new era.
Deployed just in front of two holding midfielders, with Juan Mata providing a link from the right, his surging runs from deep are a wonderful outlet to the possession based play clearly so important to the Dutchman.
As he matures, as a player in the Premier League, Mane’s end product is bound to improve. As long as it does, he will be one of the most feared attacking players in Europe. In front of goal, he could be the ideal supporting striker for many years to come.
NO ONE ELSE CAN HAVE HIM
Perhaps a more cynical point, but securing the Southampton man on a long-term deal as he matures into a top class performer clearly eliminates the prospect of a rival landing him.
Chelsea, Arsenal and Bayern Munich are merely some of the big clubs to have been linked with the player. If United are serious about reclaiming their place at the summit of European football, they cannot risk on losing talent of such ilk, and potential, to would-be rivals.
To see him develop into the player he could well be elsewhere would be a kick in the teeth for the club. If Ed Woodward truly has the best interests of the club at heart, rather than securing a big name in order to mark his time there, he should recognise that deals like this are arguably more important for the future of the club.