Premier League: Top 5 Transfer Predictions For 2013

3. Robert Lewandowski To Manchester United

Lewandowski Bundesliga Champions Borussia Dortmund have all but waved goodbye to their star striker if certain reports are to be believed. News surfaced last month that the German outfit have agreed to take £18 million from Manchester United for the prodigious Polish goal poacher with the player also agreeing an offer of £20.5million in wages at Old Trafford. Clever mocked-up photographs of Lewandowski adorning the red and white of the Red Devils have also been drawn up as if to emphasise further that this is a sure-fire thing. But a lot of pundits have been left scratching their heads wondering why on Earth Ferguson even needs a new striker considering the electric form of Robin van Persie as well as the fact he has three more strikers in support in the mould of Danny Welbeck, Javier Hernandez and Wayne Rooney. How Likely Is It? United have so many attacking options at the moment that a move for the Polish striker seems a bit unlikely this month - particularly as Dortmund have reached the knock-out stages of the Champions League and will be extremely reluctant to sell their most prized asset during such a crucial period of their season. Having said that, a summer move could be a lot more likely, and Robin van Persie isn't exactly a spring chicken anymore... Source(s): Daily Mail
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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.