'Look no further!' - Sam Allardyce urges Man Utd to sign £30m Premier League striker

Former Premier League Sam Allardyce (Picture: Getty)

Sam Allardyce has urged Manchester United to sign a Premier League striker in the summer transfer window.

Much of the focus around United’s transfer plans for the summer is around the acquisition of a new midfielder.

Manchester United were already planning to sign a new central midfielder before Casemiro announced in January that he was leaving at the end of the season .

The Red Devils, back in the Champions League places under caretaker boss Michael Carrick , are now planning to sign two midfielders.

Elliot Anderson, Adam Wharton and Carlos Baleba have been heavily linked with moves to Old Trafford , with the Nottingham Forest star believed to be United’s first-choice target.

Midfield is not the only area Manchester United could look at, however, with several pundits of the opinion that strengthening is also needed in the attacking and full-back positions.

Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly and Newcastle United’s Lewis Hall have emerged as full-backs targets for United , while Allardyce has recommended Old Trafford bosses sign striker Igor Thiago.

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe (Picture: Getty)

Thiago has been a revelation at Brentford since his £30m move from Club Brugge, scoring 24 goals in all competitions this season.

With 21 goals in the Premier League alone, only Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has registered more league goals than Thiago with 22.

Thiago’s form has not gone unnoticed with rival clubs and ex-Premier League manager Allardyce believes Manchester United should target the Brazilian.

In-form Brentford striker Igor Thiago (Picture: Getty)

Speaking on the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast , Allardyce said: ‘I mean, who’s going to buy Brentford’s centre-forward, Igor Thiago?

‘Manchester United need to look no further as far as I’m concerned. He’s hit the 20-goal mark, you don’t need to look any further.

‘I thought they’d go for [Jean-Philippe] Mateta, but maybe with his age they thought better of it.

‘But this Brazilian lad [Thiago], he’s scored 20 goals already and has got Brentford almost pushing for Europe.’

Brentford were widely tipped to struggle at the start of the season following Thomas Frank’s departure but Keith Andrews has taken the Bees up to seventh in the Premier League.

Manchester United, meanwhile, remain third in the table and on course for Champions League qualification despite Monday’s shock defeat at home to Leeds United .

Carrick’s side travel to Stamford Bridge to face struggling Chelsea on Saturday while Brentford return to action against London rivals Fulham.