MANCHESTER UNITED reportedly have a free run at trying to sign Timo Werner after Liverpool pulled out of the race for the £50million RB Leipzig star.
Jurgen Klopp’s side were strongly tipped to land the Germany international this summer in a mega-money deal.
But it’s reckoned the Reds have now ended their interest in Werner.
And ESPN claims United are now frontrunners for the striker’s signature.
Werner has scored an incredible 30 goals in all competitions for his club this season.
And Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes he could be the final piece of jigsaw as he looks to make United title contenders once again.
Werner, who has spurned interest from Bayern Munich, has made it known he would love to play abroad.
And he could now be heading to Old Trafford after doubts emerged over Odion Ighalo’s future.
The striker’s loan deal from Shanghai Shenhua expires this weekend.
That means Ighalo is set to miss the rest of the Premier League campaign unless United can get the Chinese club to extend his stay.
Both clubs are said to be deep in negotiations, but Shanghai apparently want to sell Ighalo for £20m rather than loan him out again.
That’s led to Solskjaer turning his attention to Werner, who wouldn’t be able to play the rest of the campaign but would be ready for involvement in the 20/21 season.
