This month saw the formal opening of the summer transfer market, and Manchester United may be active in the following weeks in an effort to strengthen their roster.

After scoring 58 goals, which was the eighth-highest total in the division, Erik ten Hag’s team, which finished third in the Premier League previous season, may aim to improve their attacking options.

Goncalo Ramos, a player reportedly wanted by Benfica and valued at over £80 million, is one who might be able to help them with some of their issues in the final third.

When buying a player who has never played in the Premier League, it can be challenging to predict how they would adjust to life in England, but United made the right choice when they plucked Bruno Fernandes from Portuguese football in 2020.

The former Sporting CP midfielder has been an excellent acquisition for the Red Devils and was able to go right to work after leaving his native nation.

In each of his first two seasons with the club, he was named the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year. To date, in 185 games across all competitions, he has notched up 64 goals and 54 assists.

How did the previous season go for Goncalo Ramos?

With the potential to sneak in and sign Ramos, a star from Portugal who had a fantastic season scoring goals for Benfica, United might now replicate the miracle they pulled off with the signing of Fernandes.

The 22-year-old centre forward scored 19 goals and provided two assists during the course of 30 Liga Portugal games, averaging a 7.15 Sofascore rating, demonstrating his ability to consistently produce top-notch results.

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The Portuguese international was once praised by talent scout Jacek Kulig, who called him “incredibly prolific” and said the 2022–23 season would be “on fire” for him.

That assertion from Kulig is supported by the outstanding Benfica player’s performance last season, which included 27 goals and 12 assists in 47 games along with three goals in four World Cup appearances. The dangerous finisher has also shown himself on the international stage.

Prior to moving up to the senior team, Ramos scored 14 goals in 18 matches for Portugal’s U21 team while also tallying 27 goals in 55 appearances for his current club’s younger teams.

While Ramos would be Ramos if he could follow in Fernandes’ footsteps and adapt to English football next season, the only United player to score more than eight Premier League goals last season was Marcus Rashford (17). This indicates that Ten Hag is in desperate need of another reliable goalscorer.