Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund has been a top target for Manchester United. Man United’s manager Erik Ten Hag highly appreciates Rasmus Hojlund and is keen to sign him. However, the Red Devils finally submitted a bid for the Atalanta striker.
Man United to sign Rasmus Hojlund
Since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United have been playing without a genuine number nine. Although Anthony Martial was impressive in the preseason last year, he wasn’t able to continue because of injury. The France international scored only nine goals in his 29 games for Man United.
However, Erik Ten Hag used Marcus Rashford as the striker of the club. Rashford had his career-best season last year, scoring 30 goals. But his nature position is in wings. Erik Ten Hag tried several players in the No.9 position, but no one became successful except Rashford.
That is why signing a top striker was the first demand for Erik Ten Hag. Harry Kane was the first choice for the manager. But it is believed that Tottenham would never sell Harry Kane, especially, to their native club. On the other hand, German club FC Bayern Munich are heavily pushing for signing Harry Kane. Bayer boss Thomas Tuchel is a great fan of the English captain. They submitted a bid for Kane, which Tottenham Hotspur turned down immediately. But Bayern remain confident and will make another bid this week.
Victor Osimhen was another target for Erik Ten Hag. But Italian club Napoli FC do not want to negotiate for their striker. They value him around 170m Euros, which seems unreal for the other European club.
That is why Man United made Rasmus Hojlund their top target now. Rasmus Hojlund is believed to be the next Haaland in football. However, the player has scored 16 goals in his 38 appearances both for club and country. Although he didn’t start all the games from the beginning. His finish ability has impressed the Man United manager. The goal crisis at Man United can be solved by Rasmus Hojlund, according to Erik Ten Hag.
As we reported before, the Atalanta striker already agreed to all the personal terms to join the English club. Today, Man United have submitted a verbal bid of Є60m for Rasmus Hojlund. Some reports say Є60m is the total package Man United offered Atalanta, where Є5m is add-ons.
However, Atalanta want more. They want Є80m for the striker. However, it is believed that Atalanta FC would accept if Man United agree to pay more than Є70m.
However, French club Paris Saint-Germain are also interested in signing Rasmus Hojlund. But the player already rejected to join PSG as he is keen to play for Man United. Despite this, PSG continue to talk with Rasmus Hojlund’s camp. That is why Man United are very careful to avoid any hijack.
