Dimitar Berbatov has urged Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to sign Mario Mandzukic for Manchester United.
Mandzukic appears poised to leave Juventus and reports in Italy claim United are frontrunners to sign the forward in the January transfer window.
United is in desperate need of reinforcements in attack and Berbatov sees Mandzukic as an ideal addition to the Red Devils squad.
‘They have the talent in the young players but at the same time you need someone like Mandzukic,’ he told Betfair.
‘I think he is a really good football player and he hasn’t played before in England, but I hope if he comes he can straight away get into the rhythm of the Premier League.
‘Zlatan Ibrahimovic was 34 years old when he signed for United and he didn’t have any problems.
‘Mandzukic is a similar age and hope he could have the same impact if he signs.
‘I think his age is a good thing, (Anthony) Martial, (Marcus) Rashford and (Mason) Greenwood are all young players so they need that time and assurance that they don’t need to worry and they can learn from the experience of Mandzukic.’
Mandzukic is yet to feature for Juventus this season, but has previously starred for Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich.
United have struggled to finish off chances in front of goal this season and sit just two points above the relegation zone after a dismal start to their Premier League campaign.
Berbatov won two league titles at United and bemoaned the lack of quality in the current squad, suggesting even Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo would struggle to perform for United.
He said: ‘The winter transfer window is going to be difficult and on the pitch Manchester United aren’t producing as a team at the moment.
‘It doesn’t matter how good you are, Messi or Ronaldo could go there and they would have difficulty because the team is not producing.’
