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Netherlands didn't pull up any trees in their opening World Cup draw with Japan, but it was an eye-catching performance for winger Crysencio Summerville, who scored a superb goal and justified Ronald Koeman's decision to start him. Summerville arrives at the tournament having just been relegated from the Premier League with West Ham, but he is likely to be back in the top flight next summer. The latest reports suggest that Manchester United are tracking the Dutchman and place him highly among their targets in that position.
United have enquired about his situation, but the Hammers have reportedly slapped a price-tag on him of around €58 million to sanction the departure of a player under contract until June 2029. Summerville has a current market value of €35m. Much will depend on the future of Marcus Rashford, given that Barcelona did not activate the €30m buy option in his season-long loan which expired on Monday. But what would Summerville bring to Michael Carrick's team?
What would Crysencio Summerville bring to Manchester United?
Last summer, Man United's recruitment turned to Premier League experience in the attack. Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo were brought in from Wolves and Brentford respectively. Both enjoyed fruitful first seasons, registering 10+ league goals apiece and adding a different dimension to the Red Devils' attack. Having seen that strategy pay off, Summerville fits the mould once again. The 24 year old struggled initially in East London following his €29.3m move from Leeds in 2024. In his first season (2024/25), he scored just one Premier League goal, provided just one assist and started just seven games.
Even last season, he didn't start the campaign fantastically, managing just two goal contributions in the opening 20 league games. However, under Nuno Espírito Santo we began to see Summerville delivering on his potential. His pace, directness and trickery was proving too much for opposing defenders. In one particular match - an eventual 3-2 defeat to Chelsea in January - he was simply unplayable in the first half.
In the end, once again his numbers weren't fantastic last season - five goals and four assists in the league - but we saw enough to believe that the potential is there for Summerville to one day explode. West Ham would have been delighted with his opening performance from Netherlands, giving them further gravitas to push the asking fee up. It's a big risk at the reported price, but one that could just pay off.
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