Carrick Rangers are looking to strengthen their squad ahead of the new season, with Michael Carrick's former teammate, Wes Brown, revealing the club's transfer priority. Brown, who played alongside Carrick at Manchester United, believes that the club needs to sign another centre-forward this summer. He specifically mentioned Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins as a potential target.
What happened?
According to Brown, Michael Carrick would love to have Marcus Rashford back in his Manchester United squad this season. However, Rashford's future at Manchester United remains uncertain after Barcelona moved for both Karim Adeyemi and Anthony Gordon this summer.
Why it matters for Carrick Rangers
Carrick Rangers' transfer priority is to sign another centre-forward this summer. Brown believes that this would give the club another option and help them to challenge for trophies again. He also mentioned that the club needs to sign cover at left-back and centre-back to have flexibility in their squad.
What comes next?
Carrick Rangers will be looking to strengthen their squad ahead of the new season. The club is currently 30 points behind leaders Larne in the title race, and they will be hoping to close the gap with some smart signings. Brown believes that the club has done well to sign Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans from Chelsea and Aston Villa, but he thinks that they need to sign at least one more striker to challenge for trophies again.
Carrick Rangers are currently 7th in the Premiership, with 43 points from 33 games. They have scored 49 goals and conceded 51, with a goal difference of -2. Their recent form has been 3W-0D-2L, with their last result being a 3-1 defeat to Dungannon Swifts on May 6th. They will be looking to bounce back from this defeat and get their season back on track.
In a related development, former Manchester United forward Louis Saha has also weighed in on the transfer priority for Carrick Rangers. He believes that the club should sign an experienced striker who could help develop Benjamin Sesko. Saha also thinks that United could benefit from more defensive depth due to the increased number of games they will play this season.
Carrick Rangers will be looking to strengthen their squad ahead of the new season, with Michael Carrick's former teammate, Wes Brown, revealing the club's transfer priority. The club is currently 7th in the Premiership, with 43 points from 33 games, and they will be hoping to close the gap with some smart signings.
