Erik ten Hag will get to work on Man Utd striker deal as Sheikh Jassim fears emerge
Erik ten Hag is reportedly engaged on a deal to deliver Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund to Manchester United this summer time regardless of considerations from Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani that the continuing takeover course of might disrupt the Dutchman’s recruitment plans. The Red Devils are believed to be eager on signing no less than one new striker within the coming weeks as Ten Hag seeks a first-choice choice to guide the road for United subsequent season.
Quite a few high-profile names have been linked with United as of late however Hojlund is alleged to have emerged as an attainable goal after excelling in Italy with Atalanta over the course of the marketing campaign simply gone. The Dane has scored 10 targets in all competitions for the membership since becoming a member of them from Copenhagen final summer time and nonetheless has loads of room for extra progress at simply 20 years of age.
Ten Hag is alleged to have been urgent forward along with his efforts to deliver Hojlund to United over the previous couple of weeks and has spoken to the ahead on a number of video calls as of late, based on the Manchester Evening News. He is alleged to view Hojlund as a practical goal for the Red Devils this summer time, whereas he might additionally function an understudy to a extra senior striker like Harry Kane if Tottenham may be satisfied to promote the England skipper.
United’s pursuit of Hojland is alleged to be making progress despite Sheikh Jassim’s considerations that the lengthy and drawn-out nature of the takeover course of might threat hurting the membership’s switch ambitions between now and the beginning of subsequent season. The Qatari billionaire, who lately submitted a fifth bid to buy a 100 per cent stake in United, is acutely aware that if he’s to develop into the proprietor it ought to be as quickly as potential to supply Ten Hag the optimum time to strengthen his squad within the switch market, based on The Guardian.
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It stays to be seen whether or not United will have the ability to push a transfer for Hojlund over the road within the not-too-distant future, with current stories having advised that he might find yourself costing the Red Devils round £43million in change for his signature. He has already hinted that he could be keen to hitch United after revealing again in January that he’s a lifelong supporter of the membership, which suggests {that a} transfer to Old Trafford earlier than the beginning of subsequent season could be his most popular consequence.
“Now that you ask, I will not hide the fact that I am a huge Manchester United fan,” stated Hojlund. “So personally, it [joining United] would be one of the biggest things for me, but of course that doesn’t mean that I would turn down other big clubs if the offers come at some point.”
However, former Denmark youth worldwide Jonas Hebo Goldmann lately warned United that Hojland might determine to shelve his dream to play for them with a view to be part of one other Italian membership, who could be in a greater place to ensure him common first-team minutes at this early stage of his skilled profession.
“There is no doubt that he is [on the radar] of the best clubs in the world, the most likely thing is that he will be sold this summer,” Goldmann told Danish channel TV2. “But I feel the fitting factor for Hojlund could be to decide on one other Italian membership that is only one stage above Atalanta, presumably Inter, Juventus, Napoli or AC Milan. It will nonetheless be a step up and, right here, he may even keep away from ending up as second alternative in most locations.”
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