Fergie Steps Up Striker Hunt

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Fergie Steps Up Striker Hunt

Manchester United are reportedly chasing Ajax striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

After sealing the deal to bring Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves to Old Trafford - a move that could be completed on Tuesday - United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has turned his attentions to bolstering his frontline.

The Manchester Evening News reports that Ferguson is keen on Spurs frontman Dimitar Berbatov, but the Bulgarian now looks set to stay at White Hart Lane.

The United boss will now concentrate his efforts on long-term target Huntelaar, who has scored a hugely impressive 60 goals in 74 appearances at the Amsterdam ArenA.

Ferguson will be particularly impressed with the striker's efforts in Europe, bagging nine goals in nine Champions League and UEFA Cup games.

However, the MEN claims that Ferguson has a back-up option to the Ajax frontman.

Huntelaar's replacement at former club Heerenveen, Brazilian Alfonso Alves, has been attracting a lot of attention for his performances in the Eredivisie last season.

He topped the Dutch scoring charts with 34 goals in 31 games, which included a remarkable five hat-tricks.

The 26-year old ended the season by netting four times on the final day against Feyenoord, and would probably be a slightly cheaper option than Huntelaar.

lpx88 SG

I highly doubt these 2 strikers will come

omgukilledkenny SG

hmm nv heard of Alfonso Alves, but huntelaar is quite good.

WiNtEr'SkiLL SG

wow thats someone new…

iceFatboy SG

saw in ESPN, how they calculate the golden boot.

all goals in certain countries such as spain, germany, england, italy are 1.5 points, goals in other countries such as holland, etc 1points..

cause I think they were comparing Totti and RVN for this season golden boot.

I believe that speaks volume of how lowly the league in holland is perceived.

iceFatboy SG

so either Alfonso Alves, or huntelaar, I think they come into EPL with some need for justifications.. and I do believe not all can do a RVN.

a-Lost-9uY SG

nvm la..mayB they can do a Taibi Laughing

stellazio SG

but thats where RVN came from. Laughing

CKeer SG

Huntelaar is not a bad choice. His strike rate is phenomenon at the Dutch League however, adaptibility is the question.

Kezman was a highly rated striker at PSV with him almost always topping the scoring chart. However, a move to Chelsea proved to be a really bad one as the "Kezman and Robben" link-up play was not as effective as when they were at PSV. Confused

So i suggest Fergie to stop getting a striker for we have Rooney, Smith, Saha, Rossi and solskjaer vying for 2 spots. Unless one leaves, otherwise i think Fergie should concentrate on getting Giggs' successor. Wink

Cheers.
CK