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Samuel Meade

Ian Wright gives Man Utd two names they should prioritise signing this summer

Ian Wright believes Manchester United should pursue both Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho this summer.

The Red Devils have a long standing interest in Sancho and made moves to sign him from Borussia Dortmund less than 12 months ago.

They also looked to capture Haaland before he left Red Bull Salzburg, but he opted for a switch to the Bundesliga.

Both players have seen their stocks rise at Dortmund and will be the subject of interest this summer.

United are again set to invest as they continue to make strides under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

And Wright has urged them to target both Sancho and Haaland in an effort to give their attack different dimensions.

Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho have both been linked with Man Utd (Alexandre Simoes)

"I’d still try and get Sancho as well to go with him [Haaland]," he told Premier League Productions.

"I envisage that if you can have a Man United side that had Pogba, Fernandes, Haaland and Sancho… you know what I mean?

"Then you start to feel that somewhere along the line you’re going to get some creativity there.

"My problem with Man United when I watch them is that they don’t keep the ball well enough in that last third where the creativity is needed to open a West Ham up, move defenders around, a link man like the forward who can hold it, keep it there on the edge of the box, play it around to someone like Fernandes who can slip it into little spaces.

"Then all of a sudden you can counter attack or you can play through them. That’s what they need, any of those two.

"I don’t think Sancho is something that they should just give up on because he’s creative as well, he goes past people."

The Englishman's price tag has reportedly dropped as Dortmund feel the financial affects of the pandemic.

Haaland meanwhile will command a hefty fee should he move before his release clause comes into affect next summer.

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