{"id":625427,"date":"2023-07-21T08:34:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T12:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625427"},"modified":"2023-07-21T08:34:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T12:34:03","slug":"rasmus-hojlund-manchester-united-transfer-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/21\/rasmus-hojlund-manchester-united-transfer-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Handed Boost in Their Pursuit of \u2018Extraordinary\u2019 Star as Serie A Club Line Up Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United&#8217;s quest to sign Rasmus Hojlund has received a potential boost with Atalanta setting their sights on El Bilal Toure. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1682310013467983873\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, the Italian club have identified the Almeria striker as their top target this summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Receive Boost in Chase for Rasmus Hojlund<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">El Bilal Tour\u00e9, Atalanta\u2019s top target this summer in case H\u00f8jlund leaves. \ud83d\udd35\u26ab\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s top of the list, as called in June. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/axoi46dkrH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/axoi46dkrH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1682310013467983873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Atalanta&#8217;s Interest in Toure<\/h3>\n<p>As per Italian journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatteMoretto\/status\/1682308712956829696\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matteo Moretto<\/a>, <i>La Dea<\/i> view the La Liga man as their number one priority in the forward position. The club are actively pushing for the Malian forward and appear determined to secure his services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/19\/manchester-united-flop-set-to-leave-according-to-reliable-journalist\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Flop Set to Leave According to Reliable Journalist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0<em>Los Rojiblancos<\/em>\u00a0demanding a fee of \u00a320 million plus bonuses, the Bergamo-based club&#8217;s commitment to acquiring the 21-year-old could lead them to resolve their situation with Hojlund swiftly, potentially paving the way for the Red Devils to make their move.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United&#8217;s Need for a Striker<\/h3>\n<p>United&#8217;s interest in the Danish star stems from their need to strengthen their attacking options. The 20-year-old has impressed with his performances in Serie A, and manager <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/18\/bruno-fernandes-expected-to-be-permanent-captain\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik ten Hag<\/a> sees him as a valuable addition to the squad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V1kus9oZncs\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Which Striker Was the Best in Premier League History?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Old Trafford side have been searching for a long-term solution in the forward position. Hojlund&#8217;s versatility and goal-scoring ability make him an ideal target for the Premier League club.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s Next in the Rasmus Hojlund Transfer Saga?<\/h3>\n<p>As Atalanta&#8217;s focus shifts to Toure, negotiations with the English giants might become more favourable. The Serie A club&#8217;s willingness to secure their preferred target may lead them to consider a lower fee for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footitalia.com\/gasperini-hojlund-was-extraordinary\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;extraordinary&#8221;<\/a> star.<\/p>\n<p>The ball may now be in Manchester United&#8217;s court to make a decisive move in the transfer market.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/proforged\/52969866909\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brent Flanders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United&#8217;s quest to sign Rasmus Hojlund has received a potential boost with Atalanta setting their sights on El Bilal Toure. According to Fabrizio Romano, the Italian club have identified the Almeria striker as their top target this summer. Manchester United Receive Boost in Chase for Rasmus Hojlund El Bilal Tour\u00e9, Atalanta\u2019s top target this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4369,"featured_media":625376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,18,7188],"tags":[7380,9794],"class_list":["post-625427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-manchester-united","category-rumours","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours","tag-rasmus-hojlund"],"modified_by":"Delight Wellington","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4369"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}