Man Utd manager Ruben Amorim is well aware of the need to sign a top-quality number nine, as the Red Devils aim to finish in the Premier League top four in the 2025\/26 campaign.<\/p>\n
Among the many strikers on Man Utd\u2019s radar is Calvert-Lewin<\/a>, who became a free agent at the end of last month when his contract with Everton ran out.<\/p>\n The Sun reported on July 5 that Man Utd manager \u2018Ruben Amorim wants to snap up Calvert-Lewin<\/a> as Red Devils chiefs juggle their finances and try to build a new forward line\u2019.<\/p>\n The report claimed that Man Utd had \u2018reached out\u2019 to the 28-year-old, who has played 11 times for England, with the Premier League club considering him as a third or fourth choice striker in the squad.<\/p>\n Given Calvert-Lewin\u2019s injury issues in recent times, the report in The Sun came as a surprise, and now GiveMeSport<\/a> has revealed that Man Utd have decided to call off a potential transfer.<\/p>\n The report, which is based on information from reliable journalist Dean Jones, has claimed that the striker is being pushed towards Man Utd, but the Premier League club\u2019s decision-makers have decided to walk away because of his concerns over his fitness.<\/p>\n \u2018Manchester United have been offered the chance to sign Calvert-Lewin as a free agent, according to GMS sources, but any potential deal is off as influential figures stopped short of engaging in prolonged discussions due to identifying his injury record as a major red flag when going in search of fresh firepower,\u2019 the report states.<\/p>\n GMS has noted that \u2018Manchester United have concerns about the amount of time Calvert-Lewin has spent on the treatment table in recent seasons\u2019 and have opted\u2019 against rushing to hand him a contract at Old Trafford.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Despite being long-term admirers\u2019, Man Utd will not pursue a deal for Calvert-Lewin, who was able to make only 19 starts in the Premier League for Everton<\/a> last season.<\/p>\n IN-DEPTH<\/strong>\u00a0\ud83d\udd34\u26ab\u00a0Man Utd striker targets: EVERY option linked for the summer 2025 transfer window<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Man Utd told to avoid Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/strong><\/p>\n Given Calvert-Lewin\u2019s injury issues and failure to be a prolific goalscorer in the Premier League, many Man Utd fans would have been underwhelmed at the club\u2019s interest in the English striker.<\/p>\n The outspoken Richard Keys could not believe the news that Calvert-Lewin was on Man Utd\u2019s radar, with the former Sky Sports presenter ripping into the Premier League club\u2019s decision-makers, including co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.<\/p>\n Keys wrote on X at 4:01pm on July 7: \u201cI used to think there was a player in Calvert-Lewin. There still might be but Utd can\u2019t seriously be thinking about signing him?<\/p>\n \u201cWhat a come down. The Jim Reaper has led the club into a cul-de-sac. I\u2019d be surprised if the new stadium ever gets built. It\u2019s a shambles.\u201d<\/p>\n TalkSPORT host Jeff Stelling, too, was bemused at speculation that Calvert-Lewin is a striker that Man Utd have been looking at.<\/p>\n Stelling said on talkSPORT on July 7: \u201cI like him as a player when he\u2019s fully fit, but it\u2019s not often enough.<\/p>\n \u201cHe will find a club and he will find somewhere where he can prove his fitness, but if I\u2019m a Manchester United fan and I hear that they are signing Dominic Calvert-Lewin as their main striker, I\u2019m thinking what sort of season are we going to have.\u201d<\/p>\n Latest Man Utd news: Aston Villa raid, Everton competition<\/strong><\/p>\n A pundit has urged Man Utd to make a move for an Aston Villa star<\/a> in the summer transfer window, amid reliable journalist Fabrizio Romano\u2019s fresh claims about Rasmus Hojlund.<\/p>\n
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