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title: "Manchester United: Red Devils preparing bid for Olympique Lyonnais star Moussa Dembele"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Uways Nisar"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2019-07-30T14:10:54Z"
modified: "2019-07-30T14:10:54Z"
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# Manchester United: Red Devils preparing bid for Olympique Lyonnais star Moussa Dembele

**Manchester United are preparing to make a move for Olympique Lyonnais star Moussa Dembele, according to French newspaper L’Equipe [(via Sky Sports)](https://www.skysports.com/transfer-centre).**

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The France youth international was impressive during his club’s pre-season game against [Arsenal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49144969) at the Emirates Stadium as he scored twice in a comeback victory.

It is thought that a bid in excess of [£40m](https://www.skysports.com/transfer-centre) would be needed to tempt Lyon into selling their striker.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

The move for Dembele comes off the back of summer long reports linking Romelu Lukaku with a move to Serie A clubs[Juventus and Internazionale](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1158913/Man-Utd-transfer-news-Romelu-Lukaku-Juventus-Inter-Milan). The Belgian striker is said to be [unhappy at the prospect of playing second fiddle](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/9476468/lukaku-quitting-man-utd-solskjaer/) to Marcus Rashford, who signed a new contract worth [a reported £200,000 per week](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48826737).

Hence, links with Dembele moving to Manchester United have strengthened over the last few weeks with [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/11770178/manchester-united-to-target-moussa-dembele-as-romelu-lukaku-replacement) reporting the Old Trafford giants were thinking of making the 23-year-old a target.

[Dembele](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moussa-dembele/leistungsdaten/spieler/229004/plus/0?saison=2018) was in fine form last season, scoring 23 goals and assisting a further six as Lyon finished third in Ligue 1. His goal tally was higher than both [Lukaku](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcus-rashford/leistungsdaten/spieler/258923/plus/0?saison=2018) and [Rashford’s](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcus-rashford/leistungsdaten/spieler/258923/plus/0?saison=2018), with the pair scoring 15 and 13 goals respectively.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Dembele should be made a priority if Lukaku does indeed leave, with the [Belgian posting a cryptic tweet](https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/transfer-news/1147231/reports-romelu-lukaku-drops-hint-about-his-manchester-united-future-with-a-cryptic-tweet/) which suggested he could be on his way out of Old Trafford this summer. If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer doesn’t get a striker to potentially replace Lukaku then he faces having the 20-year-old Rashford as his only out-and-out striker for next season.

With Lukaku possibly on his way out, it would be stupid not to target a replacement. Dembele is a star striker who has scored a [bundle of goals throughout his career](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moussa-dembele/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/229004), and with Manchester United scoring the[fifth most out of the top six clubs](https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/goals?se=210) in the Premier League last season, they could use Dembele as another choice alongside Rashford.

***Manchester United fans, would Dembele be a good Lukaku replacement? Let us know your thoughts by commenting below!***