Manchester United have Rennes striker Esteban Lepaul on their radar and have been scouting him, according to Ben Jacobs.
Man United are looking to bolster their attacking ranks in the winter transfer window following Benjamin Sesko’s injury.
The Red Devils have expressed interest in bringing Leeds United striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin to the Old Trafford club, but the England international is expected to sign a new contract with the Whites.
Man United have other options on their radar, with Lepaul a player they are keeping tabs on and holding internal talks over.
The 26-year-old France international has seven goals in seven Ligue 1 games this season after ending last season with 21 league goals and finishing as Ligue 1’s top scorer.
“Another name by the way, but he is a different kind of profile that I heard the other day, Esteban Lepaul is a player that Manchester United have scouted,” Jacobs said on The United Stand.
“And he has started the season very well at Rennes. The only reason why I am less convinced that Man United will move is because they have not started talks yet, just scouting and internal conversations.
“He is not quite in the same profile as a lot of the other names we have mentioned, who are well over 6ft, physical, hold-up the ball. He is a 5ft 10in striker that plays on the shoulders of the defenders and can get out into wide areas, in the form of Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.
“Man United already got that type of forward profile, and that is why I am less convinced that Man United will enter this race, even though he is a player also on their radar.”
Holding on to the ball and finishing are some of Lepaul’s greatest strengths, and he could be a quality addition to the Red Devils’ attack.
Everton and Brighton & Hove Albion are also keeping tabs on the Frenchman, but luring him to the Premier League midway through the season could be tricky.