{"id":549055,"date":"2020-04-09T13:39:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T17:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=549055"},"modified":"2020-04-09T13:39:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T17:39:42","slug":"report-napoli-make-arkadiusz-milik-move-with-manchester-united-interested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/04\/09\/report-napoli-make-arkadiusz-milik-move-with-manchester-united-interested\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Napoli Make Arkadiusz Milik Move With Manchester United Interested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Napoli have made an interesting move for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/85613cf0\/Arkadiusz-Milik?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arkadiusz Milik<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> among the teams interested; this is according to Tutto Mercato Web via<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/napoli-drop-arkadiusz-milik-asking-21840768\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Joshua Peck of the Daily Star<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Napoli Make Interesting Arkadiusz Milik Move With Manchester United Interested<\/h2>\n<h3>Manchester United Search for a Striker<\/h3>\n<p>Manchester United have been searching for a striker for some time; it will be a priority position come the summer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/5eae500a\/Romelu-Lukaku?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romelu Lukaku<\/a>, whose time at Manchester United had not been as successful as that of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/everton\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everton<\/a>, left in the summer; he joined Inter Milan for \u00a374 million. The Red Devils have since been looking into a replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e0921a4f\/Paulo-Dybala?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paulo Dybala<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/agent-confirms-lukaku-held-up-man-utd-move-for-dybala-not-vice-versa\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nearly signed for the Red Devils.<\/a>But, Lukaku\u2019s choosing of Inter over rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/serie-a\/juventus\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juventus<\/a> meant that the deal did not go through. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/65cb97b8\/Ole-Gunnar-Solskjaer?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/a>\u2019s strong idea of what a Manchester United player should look like was why they did not want to rush into a signing, and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/8b788c01\/Anthony-Martial?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Martial<\/a> took over the position.<\/p>\n<p>In January there was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/manchester-united\/story\/4043467\/manchester-united-want-striker-in-january-to-add-to-fernandes-solskjaer\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">even more of a desire<\/a> to buy a centre-forward, with <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a1d5bd30\/Marcus-Rashford?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus Rashford<\/a>, their top goalscorer having injured himself for some months.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/527f063d\/Edinson-Cavani?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edinson Cavani<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c1a26d43\/Carlos-Tevez?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Tevez<\/a> were among those <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/01\/26\/the-strikers-that-could-join-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">linked<\/a> with United. But, they ended up settling for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/03622183\/Odion-Ighalo?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Odion Ighalo<\/a>, who has defied all expectations fo impress at Old Trafford. Milik was another of the players they considered making a move for. However, with a \u00a360 million price tag, Manchester United looked elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>This summer, they will look for a world-class permanent replacement for Lukaku, having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1265121\/Man-Utd-news-Antoine-Griezmann-transfer-Barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/man-utd-latest-news-haaland-18064067\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interest<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/df69b544\/Antoine-Griezmann?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antoine Griezmann<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/1f44ac21\/Erling-Braut-Haland?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erling Braut H\u00e5land.<\/a> In addition, Milik could prove another option. Napoli\u2019s latest move makes it even more interesting.<\/p>\n<h3>Napoli Make Interesting Arkadiusz Milik Move<\/h3>\n<p>Napoli\u2019s recent move was to lower the value of their striker.<\/p>\n<p>The Coronavirus has ripped apart the world of football and delved many teams into difficult financial situations. Many clubs have lowered their asking price for players, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/04\/07\/report-arsenal-make-shock-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-decision-amid-manchester-united-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">such as<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> and star striker <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d5dd5f1f\/Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyang?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<\/a>, and Napoli will do the same.<\/p>\n<p>They now want just \u00a330 million for him, according to the report, which would be an extraordinary bargain should the Red Devils make it work. And, with Milik having previously said that he supports the Red Devils, it may well do so.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"IB2gTJ3NRAFXqa82e0mNnQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1204877488\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'IB2gTJ3NRAFXqa82e0mNnQ',sig:'mHMGF-I2jc3x-7zxVoD1S5a8Y72UEFSco_JF5grIykQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1204877488',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Napoli have made an interesting move for Arkadiusz Milik with Manchester United among the teams interested; this is according to Tutto Mercato Web via Joshua Peck of the Daily Star. 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