Paul Ince has urged Manchester United to make an audacious bid to take Sergio Aguero from their local rivals Manchester City.
Aguero is out of contract this summer and has yet to sign a contract extension, meaning he can leave City as a free agent.
Former United midfielder Ince said although United are in the market for a striker and have Harry Kane and Erling Haaland on their radar, they should consider a move for City's all-time record goalscorer.
"It's not as if Kane and Haaland are the only two answers for United," said Ince.
"Aguero might be leaving City, why shouldn't United make a move for him?
"You could see it now; if he wanted to stay in the Premier League and he's living in Manchester, then I don't think it would be a bad thing at all if they went and got Aguero.
"It can happen, who knows? You've got to ask the question if you're United, because you never know.
"It happened with us back in 1992, when Howard Wilkinson was asking Sir Alex Ferguson about Denis Irwin.
"Fergie said there'd be no chance of that happening and suggested Leeds sold Eric Cantona to them and, within a couple of days, that deal was done.
"It was just Fergie throwing a name out there and taking a chance, trying his luck.
"Maybe that's what Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should do with Aguero this summer."
On United's pursuit of a forward this summer, to lead their attack, Ince, speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes, said: "I think what United need is an out-and-out striker, someone who's going to get you 25 goals a season.
"Edinson Cavani hasn't done a bad job and has always been a goal machine, but he's the wrong side of 30 now.
"If I was in charge of United and you offered me Kane or Haaland on a plate right now, I think I'd be taking Haaland. He's younger and he's got a bit more pace.
"If you were going to buy Kane right now he'd probably cost you around £80-£90m and he'd likely be on a five-year contract, which takes him into his thirties.
"When you buy a player you've always got to look at how you might make a profit from them later on. Haaland is only 20, so you could bring him in for around £100m and you'd still be able to make a profit from him in five years' time.
"With Kane you'd have the guarantee that he's already a proven goalscorer in the division; he knows the Premier League well so you know he'd get you 25 goals a season.
"But I think Haaland would do the same at any club in any division, and he's only going to get better."
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