Louis van Gaal has hinted at a "surprise" acquisition for Manchester United, but it won't be a striker.

After his team defeated San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 at the Avaya Stadium, Van Gaal said: “I don’t know if I want to buy a striker. I have read in the media that a striker is the surprise. No, that I have not said. You are saying that, because my answer is like that. No, I mean something else.”

United has been linked to Edinson Cavani and also have begun to pursue Thomas Muller.