{"id":634546,"date":"2024-01-25T08:36:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T13:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=634546"},"modified":"2024-01-25T08:36:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T13:36:37","slug":"manchester-united-eric-choupo-moting-transfer-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/01\/25\/manchester-united-eric-choupo-moting-transfer-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They Are Interested\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Reveals Manchester United\u2019s Stance on \u2018Great\u2019 Bundesliga Forward Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have not made any transfers in the 2024 January transfer window heading into its final week, but it seems that they might have an interest in the Bundesliga over Bayern Munich forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Interested In Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Move<\/h2>\n<h3>Have United Started Negotiations Over Choupo-Moting Deal?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thedailybriefing.io\/p\/excl-man-united-discussing-striker\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> has stated that the Red Devils are currently considering multiple options for a potential new striker signing in the winter transfer window and that the Bayern forward is one of the players that has been discussed internally to bolster their forward line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/01\/19\/manchester-united-tracking-bayer-leverkusen-odilon-kossounou\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018They Are Monitoring Him\u2019: Manchester United Interested In \u00a330M Bundesliga Star Who Could Partner Lisandro Martinez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The journalist adds that &#8220;they are interested&#8221; in the ex-Stoke City striker and have been asked to be informed of the conditions of any possible transfer, but have not yet formally approached the German club about the signing. He also claims that the Red Devils have not held any active negotiations to sign Choupo-Moting yet and that he is currently among the options they are pondering about making a move for.<\/p>\n<p>Romano also opened up on Bayern&#8217;s stance on their forward&#8217;s future, writing on his CaughtOffside blog: &#8220;Still, the issue is that Bayern Munich are insisting on him staying at the club \u2013 he\u2019s a popular player at the club, an experienced player, and they need some rotation, so he could be an important option for them over the course of the season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;United are informed on the conditions but at the moment Bayern are not giving any green light for him to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Football Fans Are Being Lied To<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Football Fans Are Being Lied To\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hEQkQsNQGzo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United&#8217;s Winter Transfer Activity So Far<\/h3>\n<p>The Red Devils have extensively focused on outgoings rather than incomings in the winter transfer window so far. They have <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/01\/04\/jadon-sancho-manchester-united-loan-agreed\/\" target=\"_self\">loaned Jadon Sancho to Borussia Dortmund<\/a> for the rest of the campaign, as well as sending <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/01\/15\/manchester-united-hannibal-mejbri-sevilla-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Hannibal Mejbri on a loan move<\/a> to Sevilla. Young full-back Alvaro Fernandez has also been offloaded to Benfica.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/01\/19\/manchester-united-anthony-martial-speculation\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018He Is Not Excluded\u2019: \u00a3250K P\/W Player\u2019s Agent Clarifies Stance On Manchester United Future<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With that being said, it appears that United are going to target the signing of a forward if they do make any signings in the winter window. Choupo-Moting is quite the experienced forward who has played in the Premier League with Stoke City in the past and had a spell at PSG before joining Bayern Munich in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old, who has scored only two goals in 16 Bundesliga appearances this season, was praised as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bavarianfootballworks.com\/2023\/1\/16\/23552638\/bayern-munich-eric-maxim-choupo-moting-julian-nagelsmann-praise-doha-qatar-training-camp-ruckrunde\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0&#8220;great guy&#8221;<\/a> by former Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann last year too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have not made any transfers in the 2024 January transfer window heading into its final week, but it seems that they might have an interest in the Bundesliga over Bayern Munich forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. Manchester United Interested In Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Move Have United Started Negotiations Over Choupo-Moting Deal? 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