adminMANCHESTER UNITED are ready to gamble on the fitness of striker Wayne Rooney, and may not bring in any more forwards. Javier Hernandez and James Wilson are the only other true strikers left after Robin van Persie joined Fenerbahce and Radamel Falcao’s loan ended. Boss Louis van Gaal is considering using Rooney as a sole striker with support coming from summer signing Memphis Depay behind him.
However, Van Gaal did not rule out “a surprise” signing.
Following Friday night’s friendly win over Club America, he said: “I’m not worried about depth of forwards. We still have Rooney. He can play in the striker’s position. Last year the media said he had to play there. I listen to the media.
“We also have (Javier) Hernandez, (James) Wilson and maybe a surprise, you never know. It’s a process.”
Despite spending £83.1m on four players so far this summer, the club have not ruled out another big-money signing.
Rooney, 29, has been relatively injury-free over the past two seasons. On both occasions he was United’s top league scorer with 14 and 17 goals respectively.
Depay, 21, could be played in a more central attacking spot than the wider role he usually occupied at PSV Eindhoven, Van Gaal has said. —BBC Sport
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