{"id":625482,"date":"2023-07-22T19:41:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T23:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625482"},"modified":"2023-07-22T19:48:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T23:48:50","slug":"manchester-united-transfer-boost-hojlund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/22\/manchester-united-transfer-boost-hojlund\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Probable Farewell\u2019: Manchester United Receive Transfer Boost in Pursuit of \u00a361M Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to a report from\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlfredoPedulla\/status\/1682782562219851778\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alfredo Pedulla<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Manchester United have received a boost in their pursuit of Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Atalanta Preparing \u2018Probable Farewell\u2018 to Rasmus Hojlund<\/h2>\n<h3>United in Need of a Striker<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United struggled in front of goal throughout last season. The Red Devils found it difficult to score goals after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese legend suddenly left Old Trafford in November 2022, when it felt he was looking for a way out.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Anthony Martial missed parts of the season through injury, which left Erik ten Hag short of viable options in attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/18\/manchester-united-ownership-update-imminently\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Journalists Share What Glazers Are About to Do &#8216;Imminently&#8217; in Man Utd Ownership Update<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The lack of a goalscoring striker undoubtedly had a significant negative impact on the team&#8217;s performances as the goals dried up, with January loan arrival Wout Weghorst failing to score in his 17 Premier League appearances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>How Manchester United Could Line Up Next Season<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Manchester United Will Line Up Under Erik ten Hag Next Season\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gxysc8j5UJo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rasmus Hojlund to Manchester United Edges Closer<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The update from Pedulla is promising news for Manchester United as it appears Atalanta are preparing a &#8220;probable farewell&#8221; to their\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1681262926810824705?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a361 million star<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The update from the journalist also reveals the Serie A club are looking at the market for a\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">replacement for Hojlund<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, with the club identifying AC Milan striker Lorenzo Colombo and Almeria forward Bilal Toure. The report of Atalanta looking at replacements for Hojlund will be great news to all connected with Manchester United.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/21\/manchester-united-offer-nottingham-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Man Utd Receive Double Bid for \u00a345 Million Duo From Premier League Club<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Paris Saint-Germain are interested in Hojlund, according to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1682423556422991874?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, who mentions United will bid shortly to avoid allowing PSG the opportunity to hijack their pursuit of the Danish striker. Romano also mentions in his latest update that the Red Devils have agreed personal terms with the Dane &#8211; while the club continue to speak to Atalanta regarding a transfer fee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/94MnEt\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul \u2013 Flickr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report from\u00a0Alfredo Pedulla, Manchester United have received a boost in their pursuit of Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund. [metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;] Atalanta Preparing \u2018Probable Farewell\u2018 to Rasmus Hojlund United in Need of a Striker Manchester United struggled in front of goal throughout last season. 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