Teddy Sheringham urges Man Utd to sign £30m Brighton star ahead of Arsenal: 'Big prospect'

Former Manchester United striker Teddy Sheringham (Picture: Getty)

Teddy Sheringham believes Manchester United should look to sign Brighton striker Charalampos Kostoulas to add more firepower to their side.

The Red Devils currently sit 18th in the Premier League table and without a win in eight matches in the competition after their dramatic 4-4 draw with Aston Villa last weekend.

And that disappointing start to the season appears set to cost Michael Carrick his job, with the latest reports suggesting the 45-year-old will be sacked over the international break.

Eddie Howe, Fabian Hurzeler, Julian Nagelsmann and Antonio Conte have all been linked with Manchester United over the past couple of months.

But former Tottenham and Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has now emerged as a serious candidate to replace Carrick before their match against Liverpool on November 22.

Regardless of who ultimately replaces Carrick, Sheringham believes the new United manager will need support in the transfer market to turn his former club’s fortunes around.

In particular, the former England striker believes the Red Devils could do with some more attacking firepower, name-checking young Brighton striker Kostoulas as his ideal target in the January window.

Brighton striker Charalampos Kostoulas (Picture: Getty)

‘There’s one player I’d like to see Manchester United go and sign in January and it’s the young Greek centre-forward at Brighton, Charalampos Kostoulas,’ Sheringham told Metro. ‘What a player he is. I love him.

‘I love the way he plays. He’s got energy, he knows his position, and he’s still a young man as well.

‘He knows how to retain possession, and he definitely knows where the net is. He brings players into play, and has got that bit of flair about him.’

Kostoulas, who arrived from Olympiakos for £30million in June 2025, has five goal contributions in ten league matches this season to help his side sit second in the table.

The Greek teenager scored in Brighton’s impressive 3-0 win over Arsenal in September, and Sheringham believes United may have to fend off interest from the Gunners to sign the 19-year-old.