Icardi, Morata, Kalajdzic: Man Utd striker targets ranked from worst to best

Manchester United are still in dire need of new recruits as the summer transfer window draws to a close.

Erik ten Hag has managed to get three signings over the line at the time of writing during his first summer in charge, but United are embroiled in a saga to sign Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona, and are light in attack.

It was anticipated that Ten Hag would be able to bolster his attacking options this summer, despite a solid pre-season from a resurgent Anthony Martial, but that has yet to happen.

And with Martial getting injured ahead of the season getting underway and Cristiano Ronaldo missing the vast majority of pre-season as he eyes an exit from the club, United are worryingly short of options up top.

Ronaldo did feature as a substitute in their Premier League season opening defeat to Brighton, but it is clear he is not yet fully fit, and at 37, cannot be relied upon heavily.

It is abundantly clear that United need to strengthen the team, and rather urgently so in attack. Following the 2-1 defeat, the club were linked with a move for Bologna’s Marko Arnautovic. But following a rejected bid and fan outrage, a move for the Austrian appears to have cooled.

However, with the clock ticking and United still seriously thin in attack, they need to get a move on in the transfer market. The window slams shut on 1 September and speculation around who they could sign feels sparse, which is a concern.

United’s scattergun approach to transfers appears to have bled into Ten Hag’s first summer in the hot seat, despite many finally hoping for a change of strategy.

So with that in mind, we at GIVEMESPORT thought we’d do some of the leg work, and pull together a thorough shortlist of striker options for the Red Devils, and rank