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Manchester United give up Yorkress! It has decided to win the long-famous Premier League killer

6:01am, 5 July 2025【Football】

Manchester United have signed Cunha from Wolves and are also in the lead in the battle for Brentford striker Mbemo, and they also need to introduce a reliable regular center.

Students all know that in the absence of reliable firepower output by Manchester United, coach Amorin's coaching system has always been difficult to take off, so signing a high-yield shooter is one of the important tasks of Manchester United's summer window.

Manchester United had a strong interest in Drapp in the early stages of the summer window, but the popular young actor eventually joined Chelsea for 30 million pounds. Later, Amorin had always hoped to introduce his former favorite player Yorke from Portugal Sports, but Yorke has decided to join Arsenal.

According to the Mirror, Manchester United, which is facing a wall in the transfer market, has now changed their goals. They have decided to position Villa forward Watkins as the number one target and will concentrate on signing him as soon as possible in the near future. Manchester United coach Amorin believes that Watkins has stable scoring ability and is an ideal candidate to dominate the team's forward line.

Watkins is 29 years old and his contract with Villa expires in 2028. Last season, he played 54 times for Villa in various competitions, contributing 17 goals and 14 assists.

In the second half of last season, Watkins gradually lost his main position as Rashford joined Villa from Manchester United on loan, which made him feel uneasy. In the last round of the season, Villa lost to Manchester United 0-2 away and missed the Champions League qualification, which also prompted Watkins to want to leave.

It is understood that Manchester United has had preliminary contact with Aston Villa, and Villa's asking price is 60 million pounds. In order to reduce costs, Manchester United proposed to use Rashford as a £40 million trading chip for Watkins. But Villa decisively rejected the proposal because Villa did not intend to officially sign Rashford after the loan period ended.

Communication between the two sides is still in progress. If Rashford is not accepted, Manchester United hopes that Villa can significantly reduce the transfer fee.

Xiaoou believes that Watkins is indeed a good player. He has rich experience and has proven goalscoring ability. But in the long run, he is 29 years old this year. Manchester United may need to find another successor in two or three years, and his resale value will inevitably be limited by then. If he can win him for about 40 million pounds, he can still consider it. If he wants to win 60 million pounds, he will be the sucker.

Finally, how much do you think Watkins is worth?