Time is short at Old Trafford.
Aleksandar Mitrovic, the Serbian who bullied Premier League defenses before trading London for Riyadh, could be the next man asked to carry Manchester United’s goalscoring burden. They aren’t alone—West Ham and Everton circle too.
The chase comes after another bruising campaign. Fifteenth place. No Europe. Finances tight enough to make the Glazers blink.
United tried to lure Liam Delap from relegated Ipswich. He chose Chelsea. The dream of Viktor Gyökeres still burns faintly, but with Champions League football off the table and the coffers thin, it’s more fantasy than reality. Mitrovic, though, is tangible.
At Al-Hilal, he has thrived, battering in goals with the same defiance he once showed at Fulham. But change is coming in Saudi Arabia.
Victor Osimhen waits in the wings, and Mitrovic—reportedly willing to take a pay cut—sees a way back to the English stage. His price: around £40 million as reported on talkSport.com.
It’s not without risk. He is 30. He thrives on service, on chaos in the box, on moments that demand a fight. And yet, for a United side starved of both presence and menace, he could be the jolt. West Ham know it. Everton know it.
This is more than a transfer tussle—it’s a question of identity. Mitrovic is no rebuild project. He is an answer for the now.
If United want him, they’ll have to fight for him. Not just with bids, but with intent.
The kind of intent Old Trafford once had in spades.