 price tag on Rasmus Hojlund. Ten Hag has been after a new striker since Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United by mutual consent last November. Wout Weghorst was signed on loan from Burnley but failed to score in the Premier League before returning to his parent club. Hojlund, 20, is believed to be Ten Hag's first-choice target, but United are unwilling to pay such an amount for a relatively unproven striker. The Denmark international scored a modest nine Serie A goals during the 2022/23 campaign, his first at Atalanta. With the likes of Harry Kane and Victor Osimhen also proving too expensive, it's difficult to see how Ten Hag fixes United's striker problem. Yet it's not an impossible equation to solve. Here are five ways Ten Hag can respond to his latest striker setback. Believe it or not, it's eight years since United agreed a £58million deal with Monaco to make Anthony Martial the most expensive teenager on the planet. He's shown only glimpses of his potential since, but many believe he can still become a world-class player. Ten Hag certainly believes in Martial. He was United's first-choice striker during the Dutchman's first year in charge, getting ahead of Ronaldo and then Weghorst in the pecking order. Yet injuries restricted the 27-year-old to just 29 appearances in all competitions. What do you think Erik ten Hag should do? Let us know in the comments below! Martial is unreliable, yet he's also a top centre-forward on his day. It would be a huge risk to go into the new campaign with only one recognised striker, but it's perhaps one Ten Hag will be forced to take if United can't make breakthrough in the transfer market. Marcus Rashford is arguably United's best player and committed his futur){kind=link}
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is interested in signing promising Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund but won’t break the bank to land the Denmark international
Erik ten Hag’s hunt for a new striker isn’t going to plan, with Atalanta slapping a â¬70million (£60.2m) price tag on Rasmus Hojlund.
Ten Hag has been after a new striker since Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United by mutual consent last November. Wout Weghorst was signed on loan from Burnley but failed to score in the Premier League before returning to his parent club.
Hojlund, 20, is believed to be Ten Hag’s first-choice target, but United are unwilling to pay such an amount for a relatively unproven striker. The Denmark international scored a modest nine Serie A goals during the 2022/23 campaign, his first at Atalanta.
With the likes of Harry Kane and Victor Osimhen also proving too expensive, it’s difficult to see how Ten Hag fixes United’s striker problem. Yet it’s not an impossible equation to solve. Here are five ways Ten Hag can respond to his latest striker setback.