Nicky Butt has named his two ‘dream’ Manchester United signings and urged the Red Devils to interchange £74m striker Benjamin Sesko.
Sesko endured a difficult begin to his Old Trafford profession following last summer’s move from RB Leipzig, scoring just twice within the first-half of the season.
However the Slovenia international has look much-improved since Ruben Amorim’s sacking in January, netting eight goals in his last 13 games.
Butt believes Sesko will ‘do okay’ for Manchester United but doubts he’s the reply for the club long-term, viewing him more as a ‘support act’.
Because of this Butt has named prolific striker Erling Haaland as considered one of two ‘dream’ signings for his former club ahead of the summer transfer window.
Asked which Premier League players he would love Manchester United to sign, Butt said on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast: ‘I can’t imagine I’m saying this but Erling Haaland.
‘He’s just all the time a goal threat, he can do nothing for 89 minutes after which pop up and rating a goal.
‘ United’s centre forwards, I believe Sesko can be alright but that’s not enough for United. I believe he’ll do okay and is a great support act but he’s the one out and out forward there.
‘If I could have two I’d have a midfielder as well and go together with Declan Rice.
‘I remember talking about Rice when Scott McTominay was still here and I said when you had Rice and McTominay, with Bruno ahead of them, then that’s your ultimate midfield.
‘That was the form of goal United must have been taking a look at because they’re still huge commercially and might afford to pay big wages.
‘That’s what they need to have been taking a look at and pondering out of the box.
‘When you look back on the heyday of Man United and even the backend of Fergie’s reign, United would all the time go and get the perfect player within the Premier League.’
Ex-Manchester United striker Michael Owen has also advised the Red Devils to ‘upgrade’ Sesko in the summertime as he’s ‘not the reply’.
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‘To me, he’s not the reply long-term,’ Owen told casino.org. ‘He’s not the Manchester United centre-forward ceaselessly and ever.
‘He’s an expensive player who can improve and be a pleasant a part of their squad, but equally, if United are playing of their biggest game of the season tomorrow, I don’t think he starts.
‘If Manchester United are wanting to get back to where they feel they belong and challenge for the title, I don’t think he’s the centre-forward that you just go into the season with all of your hopes pinned on.
‘Yes, he’s doing higher. It’s great to see because it’s not nice to see anybody struggling. That being said, I think there’s an upgrade in there somewhere along the road in the subsequent 12 months or two or every time someone comes available.
‘It’s great now that he might be an influence on the team and the squad and rating essential goals. But I’m not saying, “oh yeah, the whole lot’s great now and he’s now going to shoot them to the league title”.
‘He’s improved them, he’s confident again and he’s an asset to the team unexpectedly, but there’s still a protracted approach to go.’
While Sesko has largely impressed for the reason that turn of the Recent 12 months, the 22-year-old has did not rating in his last three games.
Amorim’s big-money signing will hope to return to winning ways on Monday night when Manchester United face Brentford.
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