Napoli eye Manchester United striker as Romelo Lukaku’s replacement

Man Utd transfer news – A Manchester United striker is in the radar of Napoli as Antonio Conte seek replacement for injured Romelu Lukaku.

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Manchester United started their 2025/26 Premier League campaign with a loss against Arsenal at Old Trafford.

After the game, many questions were asked about the players who didn’t feature for United.

The question mark over the future of Andre Onana has become bolder with his omission from the squad for that Arsenal fixture.

Transfer News Live has already reported that Manchester United are looking to sell Andre Onana and re-sign David de Gea.

However, the Cameroonian goalkeeper is reluctant to leave Manchester United and wants to stay and fight for his place in the squad.

But Ruben Amorim is adamant that he will not be picking Onana, as he picked Altay Bayindir even though Onana was fit to play. He didn’t even feature on the bench, which was surprising.

Also, there was another player missing from the squad who started in the games Manchester United played during their preseason tour in the USA.

Yes, Rasmus Hojlund is getting linked with a move to Serie A, with AC Milan showing the most interest.

Apart from Hojlund, Joshua Zirkzee is another striker who is getting linked with a move to Serie A, as Napoli are looking to sign him as a replacement for the injured Romelu Lukaku, according to Marco Conterio.

Antonio Conte wants to sign the Dutch striker as he feels the player could be ideal for his system due to his ability to play from both wide and the centre of the pitch.

It will be interesting to see whether Manchester United allows Zirkzee to leave or not amid interest from the Italian champions.

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