Manchester United face huge competition in the race to land Ajax starlet Kasper Dolberg, as The Mirror report Borussia Dortmund are also keen on his services.
Kasper Dolberg, the highly-rated Ajax attacker, is one of Europe’s finest young talents and he’s got himself on Manchester United’s radar this season, after scoring an impressive 11 goals in 28 games- earning himself a call-up to Denmark’s senior squad.
A host of Premier League sides are said to have sent representatives to check out the forward, including Everton and Manchester City, but the interest is now solely from English shores- as German giants Borussia Dortmund are also keen.
Faced with the daunting prospect of losing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Dortmund will find it difficult to find a replacement but Dolberg has the potential to fill the void- and Thomas Tuchel’s side could swoop in January.
With Aubameyang away at the African Cup of Nations with hosts Gabon, Dortmund return from the Bundesliga’s winer break without a recognised centre-forward, which affects their chances of finishing in the Champions League spots.
You read about him scoring 11 goals in 28 games right? Well, the lad is just 19- and he was identified by the same man who tipped off Ajax to the likes of Christian Eriksen and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. So yeah, he’s a big deal.
That man, John Steen Olsen, is full of praise for young Dolberg, previously stating:
“Kasper is an extraordinary talent. I knew he would be a perfect player for Ajax. Kasper has exceptional qualities: speed, technique, intelligent play and good in the air.”
With a player of that ability, it’s unlikely Dolberg will remain in the Eredivisie for too long.
Dolberg weighs 75 kilograms and stands around 186 centimetres tall, which is more than enough for a centre-forward who likes to score goals. A near-complete striker, Dolberg can act as a presence up front and also possesses the ability to go past defenders, by unleashing his pace at the back four.
His skill-set goes against the stereotype which states that the lanky forwards can only act as target men up front, or use their hold-up abilities to allow the team-mates to join the attack. And apart from pace, a main part of Dolberg’s armory is his lethal finishing.
One of Dolberg’s biggest strengths is the strong, powerful right footed shot he has up his sleeve. This allows the youngster to have cracks at goal from long distances out and make perfect use of his ability.
Dolberg’s pace always succeeds in creating problems for the opposition. Defenders never like to come up against strikers who are tall and strong, but their troubles only increase when these burly forwards have a burst of pace too. And Dolberg certainly has that.