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Brian Brobbey, speaking to Goal back in 2020, admitted that he hoped to shed the ‘new Romelu Lukaku’ moniker in favour of making a name for himself in his own right. Four years on, having scored 12 goals in a testing season for Ajax, and with his form impressive enough to spark talk of a reunion with Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, the broad-shouldered centre-forward is doing exactly that. But, still, those Lukaku comparisons exist for a reason. The similarities between a Man United striker of the past and a Man United striker of a (potential) future are as unavoidable as they are understan…

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