Manchester United are reportedly in serious talks for an emerging young striker.
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According to Manchester Evening News, Erik ten Hag has been in frequent conversation with Atalanta star Rasmus Hojlund.
The 20-year-old has been in good form since arriving in Italy only a year ago. In 2022/23, the Dane has scored 15 goals and assisted seven times for La Dea, while also scoring five goals in his first four international matches for Denmark.
The Scandinavian is presumed to be a realistic option should the Mancunians fail to sign Harry Kane. Hojlund, along with Eintracht Frankfurt's Kolo Muani, are players Ten Hag is reportedly seriously interested in and given that neither the aforementioned Italian nor German side has qualified for next season's UEFA Champions League, United have leverage to lure the young stars.
Earlier this year, the 53-year-old insisted that player targets are beginning to see what the Red Devils are building.
"I see a big difference in comparison with last year," Ten Hag said. "There were a lot of reservations last year when I spoke with players and now many players see the project, what's going on, the dynamic and the ambition in this project, the quality especially.
"They are really keen to come, I've noticed that.
"It looks like there were a lot of reservations last year, a lot of doubts when we approached players.
"This year, many quality players really want to come."
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Atalanta and the record Premier League champions have already established a relationship after the English side bought Amad Diallo for €21 million (R453 million) from the Serie A club in 2021.
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