Man Utd advised they signed the mistaken striker regardless of promising Hojlund debut

Manchester United have been warned that they signed the mistaken striker in the summertime. Erik ten Hag introduced in Rasmus Hojlund however former Liverpool winger Jason McAteer believes Brighton’s Evan Ferguson would have been a greater acquisition.

United spent a lot of the summer time switch window pursuing Hojlund. Harry Kane was their preliminary high goal however a deal for the England captain was deemed too costly.

Hojlund had only one season in Serie A however Atalanta dug in for a hefty price of £72million. He missed the beginning of the brand new season resulting from damage however made a formidable cameo off the bench through the 3-1 loss at Arsenal final weekend.

But regardless of that, McAteer has questioned why United did not pursue Ferguson as a substitute. Ferguson scored a hat-trick in Brighton’s 3-1 win over Newcastle final outing to additional improve his popularity as one of many Premier League’s hottest prospects.

He would not flip 19 till subsequent month however McAteer believes he has already carried out sufficient to earn an enormous transfer. McAteer advised BoyleSports: “I know Brighton have sold a few of their players in the last 12 months in a couple of windows. I understand that but what I don’t understand is how no one’s gone for Evan Ferguson.

“I imply, Hojlund coming to Manchester United from Atalanta at £70m, who has but to show himself on any stage in all honesty. You’ve acquired [Victor] Osimhen valued at £120m, and he had a unbelievable season with Napoli.

“But Ferguson for me has shown enough quality over the last 12 months to warrant a move. I don’t want to be disrespectful to Brighton, but I’ve no idea why no one took a chance on him now.

“I believe he would have been excellent for Manchester United and a variety of golf equipment, the likes of Tottenham, in case you regarded on the groups round who have been in search of strikers, how he is not moved from Brighton is past me. He’s acquired each attribute to be a top-class striker. He confirmed it over the weekend. He can deal with any stage.