Ruben Amorim urged to rip up Man Utd plans as January transfer priority decided
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Alan Shearer says Manchester United's priority in the January transfer window is a world-class striker – but he reckons the entire squad needs an overhaul. United host Shearer's former club Newcastle on Monday with Ruben Amorim's side languishing in 14th place in the Premier League, after four defeats in their last five league games.
With Marcus Rashford exiled by Amorim and Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee failing to score, former England star Shearer said signing a goalscorer is a must for United when the window opens. With little money to spend, United's options are limited, with the club needing to sell to raise funds to buy, although Shearer reckons the entire team requires a rebuild, not just up front.
“Where do you start?” said Shearer, a Betfair ambassador. “Without doubt, United need a top striker, I've made my feelings clear on that for a long time now. They could go out and spend a load of money on Viktor Gyokeres, Amorim obviously knows him really well.
"He said that he wouldn't go back to Sporting to take them out, but that may change. Ultimately, they need players all over the park, one of the important ones is the position I played in and for me they need a top-class striker. “United fans might be looking at Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak when they play at Old Trafford, and they're going to want top quality players, but I wouldn't say specifically those players, I wouldn't have thought that Newcastle will be up for selling any of their top players this January.
