Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has made one of his upcoming transfer priorities clear with strong praise for goal-happy Scott McTominay. Ten Hag is expected to oversee the next stage of his Old Trafford rebuild in 2024, and a defensive midfield looks to be high on his wishlist.
McTominay is United’s top goalscorer this season after notching his fifth and sixth in Wednesday’s 2-1 win against Chelsea.
The 27-year-old’s goalscoring exploits also fired Scotland to next summer’s Euro 2024 in Germany, netting seven times.
He is thriving in a more advanced role after years of operating in more defensive spaces, using his ability to arrive in the box and finishing nouse to deadly effect.
And Ten Hag has suggested that he has no plans to take McTominay away from the final third ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash against AFC Bournemouth.
“Actually, from the first moment I saw him, he has had a very good smell to make it in the box, and he is a very good finisher,” Ten Hag explained in his press conference.
“That is not a surprise to the team. When we bring it and the way we want to play and get the balls to him, he will finish.”
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