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Former Premier League winner names four Serie A players Man Utd and Liverpool should target

Former Premier League winner names four Serie A players Man Utd and Liverpool should target(C)Getty Images

The transfer window opens at the beginning of January, with Manchester United and Liverpool among the teams expected to be active during the mid-season shopping period.

Liverpool are one point behind Premier League leaders Arsenal and will be keen to add one or two players to help in their title push. Meanwhile, United are seventh but can make a realistic run at a European spot, something that a few new players could certainly help with.

As usual, it's the goalscorers who are in the biggest demand, with Serie A's Victor Osimhen and Lautaro Martinez being linked to various Premier League sides.

A former Man United star and two-time Premier League winner feels that both clubs should be looking to improve up front, and he's given a list of players from the Italian top flight that he thinks should be prioritised.

"Lautaro Martinez and Victor Osimhen would be two players who have been looked at by Premier League teams – particularly Osimhen, whose relationship with the Napoli owners has become a bit fragmented," Paul Ince, who also spent two seasons with Inter Milan, said to DAZN Bet.

"Darwin Nunez and Rasmus Hojlund aren't clinical finishers. Martinez and Osimhen are. 

"Domenico Berardi would also be fantastic in the Premier League. Man Utd don't have an identified striker at the moment as [Anthony] Martial, [Marcus] Rashford, and Hojlund have hardly scored this season. You need a striker who'll get you at least 25 goals a season if you want to seriously challenge for trophies.

"Rashford achieved that last season by scoring 31 goals and it resulted in United getting a Champions League place. That's how important a clinical scorer is. 

"I'd say Nicolo Barella would also be a great fit. United need someone like him in midfield."

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