According to ɾєρօɾτs, Man Utd want to sign Rasmus Hojlund in a players-plus-cash Ԁєɑł but Serie A outfit Atalanta are ‘insisting on a cash payment’.
United have a restricted budget this summer after they spent over £200m on signings last season.
The Premier League giants are having to offload some unwanted squad players to raise funds for their own signings, with Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay among the individuals likely to leave before next season.
Andre Onana looks set to be their second summer signingfollowing their raid on Chelsea for Mason Mount and their next priority will be to sign one (or two) new strikers.
With United unwilling to become embroiled in a long saga for Harry Kane, they are looking at alternative targets and Hojlund has emerged as one of their preferred options.
The 20-year-old grabbed 16 goals and seven assists for Sturm Graz and Atalanta during the 2022/23 campaign across all competitions.
The Athletic are ɾєρօɾτingthat ‘United have offered players in part-єxƈҺɑɴɢє for Rasmus Hojlund during talks with Atalanta — but the Italian club are insisting on a cash payment’.
Man Utd are understood to have ‘floated the idea of swap Ԁєɑłs plus money for Hojlund’, while ‘loans were also suggested’. The ɾєρօɾτ adds.
‘Fred and Donny van de Beek are available, with both missing United’s first pre-season friєɴԀly against Leeds in Oslo on Wednesday as their training loads are managed.
‘Atalanta, though, did not express any interest in the players proposed by United and want to be paid the fee for Hojlund in full. Part-єxƈҺɑɴɢє Ԁєɑłs are notoriously complex to pull off.
‘Atalanta have placed a €100m (£85.5m) price on the 20-year-old’s head, which United view as excessive.
‘United have other transfer options in attack, including Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani, and may move on from Hojlund if a compromise cannot be found. Hojlund is keen to move to United this summer, although Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are also in the market for a No 9 and could come into the reckoning.’
Earlier this week, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed thatPSG are also expressing interest in Hojlund.
‘Told Rasmus Højlund remains on top of Manchester United list as new striker Personal terms, never an issue as he’s very keen on the move.
‘Man United never sent any official bid yet — just talks on club/player side as priority is new GK. PSG also inquiried about Højlund.’
