As Manchester United prepares an approach for the striker, Atalanta is going to want €90 million for Rasmus Hojlund, according to TuttoMercatoWeb.
Manager Erik ten Hag has named the Dane as his top striker target, and Alfredo Pedulla recently claimed that he might be acquired for €60 million plus an additional $8 to $10 million.
TuttoMercatoWeb assert that won’t be enough to persuade Atalanta, though. The Serie A team is anticipated to turn down United’s next offer of roughly €70 million for the striker.
The 20-year-old is now wanted by Bergamo for €90 million. The’real request’ for Hojlund, who has already signed a personal contract with United, is perceived as this.
It’s unlikely that United will overpay for Hojlund.
Mason Mount and Andre Onana cost the Red Devils a combined €113 million this summer, and it is anticipated that they will now concentrate on bringing in a star striker.
United has the money to buy a center-forward but is unlikely to overpay after the Glazers increased the pre-sales budget (€196m).
Hojlund is one of the most sought-after young strikers in the world of football, but with just one season of experience in the top five leagues in Europe, he still has a lot to show.
The Dane only scored 10 goals and provided four assists for Atalanta last season, but boss Erik ten Hag is unmistakably of the opinion that he fits the ‘ideal’ profile for United’s attack.
Ten Hag rates him as a striker who can score 20 goals every season, but the major question is how much United could be willing to offer to wrest him from Bergamo this summer.
Already, €70m seems extravagant for a new player. In order to sign the highly regarded forward from Atalanta, United could not be willing to pay much more than that sum.
The talks between the Red Devils and Randal Kolo Muani, who assisted on an incredible 40 goals for Eintracht Frankfurt last season, are going on concurrently.
United might be better suited signing Muani, who is in the peak of his career and could leave an immediate impression, at the price tag cited by Atalanta.
