Antony hasn’t been playing well lately and chances are he needs another partner up front.
Erik ten Hag began to gradually settle into life in the Premier League. He and the Red Devils have won all four matches in all competitions since the 2022 World Cup. However, the central position certainly leaves a concern for the Dutch military leader.
According to The Athletic’s Laurie Whitwell, Manchester United are looking at Memphis Depay as a potential candidate to bolster the central position, following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo by consensus in November.
Depay previously played football at Old Trafford. He signed a £31 million contract in 2015 from PSV Eindhoven. Then Depay joined Lyon after experiencing more than a lackluster season. But Depay gio72 is more mature and can significantly improve United’s attack if the reunion takes place.
Depay has only scored two goals and provided one assist in the Premier League during his 1.5 seasons in England, following a superb campaign in the Eredivisie with 22 goals in 30 appearances. Since then, he has become one of Europe’s most prominent strikers, scoring 76 goals and assisting 55 more in 178 appearances for Lyon and Barcelona.
Depay is an active striker with the ability to operate widely from the left wing and gradually switch to the central position after landing at Camp Nou. But that doesn’t show that Depay can grow in any position that Ten Hag requires.
He is in the top 6% of wingers to score without penalties, top 2% for touches inside the box and top 1% for passes received in the top 5 European leagues. Europe, according to FBref.
Depay’s presence could help the £85m summer signing Antony flourish. Despite scoring 3 goals in his first 3 games for Man United, since then, the 22-year-old has not maintained his high form.
With a player like Depay, Antony could benefit. The Dutch player scored 43 goals in the highest role in the attack. He freely searched for space, making elusive moves to unlock the defense.
At that time, the defenders will focus on Depay and Antony can take advantage of the opportunity to create a threat. In general, the ability to fight independently, hard, can coordinate well with teammates makes Depay a reliable partner for the attack.
With United currently standing in 4th place and still having a match in hand against Newcastle United, teachers and coaches Erik ten Hag clearly want to surpass the opponent to secure a ticket to the Champions League, and at the same time hope to win a championship. title this season.
But the goal is difficult to come true if Man Utd does not add strikers urgently. And Depay is a name worth considering for the Red Devils.
