MUFC plot bid to sign "unstoppable" 30-goal "nightmare", he'd become ten Hag's Salah - opinion

Manchester United finally confirmed the appointment of Erik ten Hag on Thursday as the Red Devils secured their man ahead of the 2022/23 season.

Attention will now turn to the rebuild with Ralf Rangnick suggesting as many as ten new faces could walk through the door this summer.

One player who ten Hag may look to bring to Old Trafford when the transfer window opens is RB Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku.

Amid sending scouts to watch him, United learned that the attacker had a price tag of £52m earlier this week but doubts have now clouded any possible deal.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano took to Twitter to relay comments from the club’s director who said: “I have said it before, and I will say it again here: Nkunku will be our player again next season.”

That won’t bode well for the Red Devils but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t still try and prise him away from Germany.

At first glance, the play style of Nkunku and Mo Salah doesn’t exactly compare too well.

One is right-footed and used to playing on the left-hand side of the offensive line or behind the striker, while the other is the polar opposite, devastatingly efficient at cutting in from the right on their stronger left foot.

However, the data demonstrates that they are actually more alike than first meets the eye.

For starters, Nkunku is ruthless in front of goal, scoring 30 times throughout the current campaign and also registering a whopping 20 assists.

With a staggering 50 goal involvements in all competitions, he is ahead of Salah who has 42 in comparison.

Both incredibly dangerous in the final third, there are some more in-depth stats where similarities can be drawn.

When assessing FB Ref’s ‘similar player model, Salah and Nkunku are directly comparable and it’s