{"id":625610,"date":"2023-07-25T14:54:53","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T18:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625610"},"modified":"2023-07-25T14:55:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T18:55:26","slug":"manchester-united-rasmus-hojlund-contract-finalised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/25\/manchester-united-rasmus-hojlund-contract-finalised\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd Finalise Contract Agreement With \u2018The Best\u2019 Youngster; &#8216;Will Bid&#8217; This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1683841248887738369?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, Manchester United have finalised personal terms with Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund over a potential summer transfer, with the journalist revealing that the agreement is on a five-year deal with the option of a further year. United remain in the hunt for a new striker after signing Andre Onana from Inter Milan recently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Explaining the one signing Manchester United must make this summer<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The PERFECT Transfer to Help Erik ten Hag Bring Manchester United Glory\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BP4PBcpIxbs?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<h2>Manchester United Finalise Rasmus Hojlund Contract<\/h2>\n<h3>What Kind of Contract Is Hojlund Going to Receive?<\/h3>\n<p>The Red Devils are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rdeXXuQiMHk\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> keen to secure the signing of the 20-year-old striker as they accelerate their chase to sign a new number nine who can lead the line for them in time for the start of the Premier League season in August.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/25\/manchester-united-harry-kane-blow\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Face Fresh Blow in Harry Kane Pursuit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Romano states that Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side have agreed to a five-year contract for Hojlund, which will run up until 2028. It&#8217;s stated that there will also be an option to increase the length of the deal by another year until 2029.<\/p>\n<p>Romano adds that the Red Devils &#8220;will bid&#8221; for the young forward later this week, but that they will not be entertaining any &#8220;games&#8221; of paying close to \u00a385 million.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>How Much Could United Offer for Hojlund?<\/h3>\n<p>Amid the interesting demands from Atalanta, the Premier League heavyweights are claimed to have made their decision on how much they&#8217;re willing to pay for the striker. United are,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2023\/07\/24\/manchester-united-unwilling-to-negotiate-rasmus-hojlund-fee\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0according to James Ducker,<\/a> ready to pay as much as \u00a360 million for the 20-year-old, after already having spent a chunk of their summer budget on the transfers of Mason Mount and Onana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/25\/manchester-united-jadon-sancho-transfer-exit\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Ready to Listen to Offers for Jadon Sancho<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hojlund made a brilliant impression in his debut campaign with the Italian side in the 2022\/23 campaign, after joining them from Sturm Graz. He scored ten goals and provided four assists in 34 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Atalanta manager Gian Pieri Gasperinir recently termed him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-in\/news\/man-utd-sent-message-about-ramus-hojlund-price-tag-by-atalanta-coach-gian-piero-gasperini\/blt88a309e18a71f7df\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as &#8220;one of the best, if not the best&#8221;<\/a> emerging youngsters in Europe and claimed that the club should value him at up to \u00a385 million. The Red Devils seem to have total agreement with the Danish striker over a deal, but now need to put their negotiation skills to good use and convince the Serie A side to sell him to them for a reasonable fee.<\/p>\n<p>Main image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2oGMBTi\" 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>According to Fabrizio Romano, Manchester United have finalised personal terms with Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund over a potential summer transfer, with the journalist revealing that the agreement is on a five-year deal with the option of a further year. 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