Nemanja Vidic does not believe Harry Kane is the ideal striker for Manchester United and believes the club should also look to bring in another centre-back this summer.
United will make it a priority to sign a new striker this summer, with Napoli star Victor Osimhen, Goncalo Ramos from Benfica and Kane, with all options being considered at Old Trafford.
The Tottenham star will have just one year left on his contract this summer and although the north London side are adamant that he will not be sold, his future at the club looks uncertain. more certain than ever.
Appearing alongside his former United team-mate on Rio Ferdinand Presents Five, Vidic stressed the importance of his former side building a solid pillar in the years to come, with a new striker key. key to those plans.
But when asked about the possibility of Kane joining the club, the former Serbia international suggested that a striker younger than Kane, who turns 30 this summer, would be a better fit. "If you ask me, honestly, he's not just a striker," said Vidic. “I think the players who win the title are definitely the players in the midfield, strikers, midfielders and two central defenders.
'Everything else you can do. This is the heart of the team. I think we can further strengthen this. I think strikers are the hardest question you can ask me. I do not know.
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When former team-mate Ferdinand asked if Kane could be the answer, Vidic replied:
"I wouldn't buy a striker if I wasn't 100% sure." Pushing Kane again, he added:
'How much money? How old is he?
"He's been one of the best strikers of the last 10 years and he's going to score goals, but I'm sure there will be other options." Whatever the other options are, I would choose the other options.
"There is a way to have a striker for many years. The club has to think for many years, find players 23, 24 years old, they will stay there for seven years. Especially in the heart of the team. "
In the center of the team you have to have two, three players all the time and everything you are going to create.
Vidic has called on the club to be 'hard' in their plans to sign a new striker and also believes a new centre-back will be needed. Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane have been Erik ten Hag's regular partners in defence this season with a fight that will miss the rest of the Premier League season - although Varane could be back in time for the final. FA Cup against Manchester City.
Still talking about the strikers' plans, Vidic continued:
"And I think you can't speak that fast, you have to be diligent, you have to understand what you need and now it's time for the club to think about that and I definitely think it's a defender that the club should follow." also.
“Because I see we have injured defenders. So I really think we need someone really young to challenge those two.
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