Manchester City have been linked with a move for Noah Okafor who has scored 10 goals with two assists from 22 games in all competitions this season, but there’s no suggestion a bid is being lined up.
Pep Guardiola could do with extra depth in attack as he only has Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez to lead the line, so he might be happy to hear that Okafor could be sold for the right price.
RB Salzburg’s Sporting Director Christoph Freund recently spoke about the Swiss international and didn’t rule out a move, telling Sky Sports Austria: “I think there will be a bit more going on in the transfer market than in recent years.
“Okafor really took off last year. I hope he plays a good World Cup. Then the Noah Okafor stock can become very interesting. I’m not ruling it out.” The 22-year-old joined RB Salzburg from FC Basel in January 2020 and has gone on to make 100 appearances in all competitions, scoring 34 goals with 20 assists.
Haaland and Alvarez will be Guardiola’s first and second choice in attack, so Okafor wouldn’t walk into the team if he made a move. The 22-year-old hasn’t been overly prolific this season either, so there may be better young attackers available.
Guardiola won’t spend for the sake of it, so he won’t bring in a third centre-forward unless it improves the squad.
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