3 strikers Manchester United missed out on the in January transfer window

#1. Erling Haaland

Manchester United’s biggest regret of the winter, and perhaps of the season too, will be that they failed to convince Erling Haaland to join the club. The Norwegian’s future had been the talk of the town since the start of the season after his goalscoring antics made him the new darling of European football. Haaland was one of the most sought after young talents in the world before the start of the transfer window and Manchester United were actually among the favourites to land him.

The biggest advantage United had was that the Norwegian had worked under Solskjær during his time at Molde and the pair knew each other very well. Speculations were ripe that the United manager would coax his countryman to join the Red Devils and United fans had every right to be excited about the youngster joining the club.

Haaland had everything United needed in a striker; he was young, he was fast, he had a high tempo style of play and he could score goals. However, United were beaten to his signature by Borussia Dortmund, who managed to win over the Norwegian with their future plans. Since making the move to the Bundesliga, Haaland has hit an even higher level and is on another record-breaking spree. United fans, however, can only look back in disarray at the one that got away.

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