Manchester United have made an opening verbal offer for Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund of £42.8m plus a further £8.5m in add-ons.
Atalanta want over £60m for the Denmark international, 20.
Hojlund as emerged as the club’s top target in their search for a new forward after United were priced out of the race for Harry Kane and Victor Osimhen.
The club have now made their move for the 20-year-old, offering Atalanta €50m (£42.8m) plus a further €10m (£8.5m) in add-ons.
United have previously indicated their refusal to meet the £86m valuation of the Danish star.
Man United have made their opening bid for Atalanta forward Rasmus Hojlund
Erik ten Hag is keen to add to his striking options and and made Hojlund his top target
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Erik ten Hag has made signing a new striker a priority this summer.
With Anthony Martial’s continued struggles with injuries, Ten Hag wants a new forward to bolster his attack and indicated this week that the club is close to securing one.
‘We’re making progress but we know how it works and when we have him, we will tell you directly,’ said Ten Hag during his press conference on United’s US tour.
‘The only thing I can say is we’ll do everything in our power to get it done. If it was up to me, yeah, as soon as possible, the earlier the better, because we have to integrate him in the team and the way we play.’
Hojlund scored 10 goals in 34 appearances for Atalanta last season, and has netted six times in six games for the Danish national team.
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