Erik ten Hag must hunt elsewhere for a new striker now that Victor Osimhen and Harry Kane appear to be beyond limits for Manchester United.
Rasmus Hjlund is a name that keeps coming up because many people consider the Dane to be the Red Devils’ Erling Haaland, despite the fact that there is still a significant quality difference between the two.
However, many people—including Manchester United—believe that the potential is there, and Corriere dello Sport seems to have a very minor but significant update on Tuesday.
In terms of potential summer transfers, Atalanta is claimed to have “established an advantageous position” in comparison to the opposition for El-Bilal Touré, who is now at Almeria.
Then it is made clear that this trade could only go through if Hjlund, who has drawn a lot of interest from Manchester United, was sold.
According to reports, the young forward has ‘promised himself’ to the Old Trafford team and is currently ‘waiting to see if the two teams’ can ‘soon achieve an economic deal’.
Hjlund hasn’t been a prolific scorer like Haaland at his age, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t make an impression after moving to Atalanta for €17.2 million from Sturm Graz last summer.
The 20-year-old made 32 appearances during his rookie season in Serie A, scoring nine goals and assisting on another four.