Manchester United have reportedly added Fiorentina striker Moise Kean to their summer transfer shortlist, and it wouldn't be their first attempt to sign him. The Red Devils almost lured Kean to the club in 2014 before his father stepped in and blocked the move in favour of remaining at Juventus.
According to Foot Mercato, Ruben Amorim has identified the 25-year-old as an option to upgrade his attack alongside Viktor Gyokeres, Liam Delap and Victor Osimhen. Kean is believed to have a £42.5million release clause in his Fiorentina contract, which his suitors can trigger between July 1 and July 15.
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The Italy international has found a new level to his game since joining La Viola in an £11m switch from Juventus last summer.
He has scored 17 goals in 30 Serie A games - and 23 in all competitions - after escaping a miserable second spell in Turin.
Kean graduated from Juventus' academy in 2016 but never established himself in the first team, managing just 22 goals in 123 senior appearances.
However, the former Everton and Paris Saint-Germain frontman could have been a United academy graduate had he moved to England two years before his breakthrough.
In 2019, Kean's father revealed that United were vying for his signature when he was 14 or 15, and that his mother wanted him to join.
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A youth transfer didn't come to fruition, though, because he wanted his son to stay at Juventus and continue developing in his homeland.
"I stopped Moise's transfer at the time, even though his mother wanted to send him to United," Kean's father explained six years ago.
"I said no to the transfer to United because I wanted him to stay at Juventus and learn. He was not yet mature enough to leave Italy. I was not convinced to send a young boy aged 14 or 15."
Kean spent one year in the Premier League after joining Everton from the Old Lady in a £25m deal, but he only notched four goals in 39 games.
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The former Toffee could be interested in a second chance to shine in the English top flight should United come calling.
Amorim will want a new striker leading the line next term, with Rasmus Hojlund failing to convince since the Portuguese tactician's arrival in November.
United are also courting a more versatile forward and have identified Wolves' Matheus Cunha as their top target in that respect.