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Owen Hargreaves backs £20m Premier League forward for Manchester United move in January
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Owen Hargreaves backs £20m Premier League forward for Manchester United move in January
Dominic Solanke is enjoying an excellent season with Bournemouth, so good in fact that Owen Hargreaves reckons he will get a move to Manchester United or another Premier League giant.
The 26-year-old has been in fine form, scoring eight Premier League goals this campaign, including in the 3-0 win for the Cherries at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Hargreaves has been very impressed with what he has seen from the one-cap England international and reckons Bournemouth will be fielding offers from big clubs for their star striker.
Solanke has already spent time at Chelsea and Liverpool in his career so far and failed to make an impact on the first team, but Hargreaves reckons he has matured and is ready for a crack at the big time.
‘I would take him at Manchester United, all day,’ Hargreaves told Premier League Productions. ‘At Chelsea, he was the prized academy player.
‘He went to Liverpool with that brilliant front three. That generational front three. He was never going to break into that.
‘But I think he would have learnt and been mentored from Firmino, Mane and Salah. We saw it with Wilf (Zaha) when he went to Manchester United. He wasn’t ready. He was too young.
‘I think now Solanke, he will get another big move. Whether it’s Man United or not. But to get a kid that big and technically that good, who is smart enough, can run the channels and press. He will get another chance at the top, I am certain.’
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola said of Solanke after his impressive display at Old Trafford: ‘I think he is really complete. He helps us without the ball and on the ball.
‘He is good technically, to play with his feet. He uses his body well. If they leave him space at the back, he can also exploit it.
‘He had his chances. He scored, he hit the post. I think he was really dangerous. He helped his teammates a lot. I am really happy with him.’