Manchester United's transfer fee for signing new Haaland exposed! Ten Hag was fascinated by Kane and was unwilling to give up completely
United's season is officially over, but which centre-forward will be brought in in in the summer transfer window remains a mystery. It is already an open secret that manager Ten Hag is fascinated by Tottenham captain Harry Kane. So while Daniel Levy is reluctant to sell the 29-year-old England striker to Premier League rivals, the Reds will still try hard and only buy someone else if they hit a complete wall. Denmark's "New Haaland" Hoilund is the first choice for Plan B.
Tottenham have only one year left on their contract with Kane, but they will still put a price tag of £100 million, which will account for almost the entire Manchester United's transfer budget this summer. If Tottenham are unwilling to let go, Kane will not make a move, he will stay for another year and wait until his contract expires next year before leaving on a free transfer.
Kane can play abroad, but as a stat, he is desperate to break Alan Shearer's all-time Premier League goal record, currently 48 goals away, so his first choice is to stay in the Premier League. In this way, Manchester United is his only option, because Manchester City, Liverpool do not need to buy new central forwards, Arsenal and Chelsea are London derby opponents, and Newcastle United are limited by UEFA rules to bring in £100 million players.
However, Manchester United will not wait if Kane can move next summer, and Athletic recently reported that the club has held detailed transfer talks with Atalanta's Danish youngster Hoilund and Eintracht Frankfurt's French striker Muani.
Among them, 20-year-old Denmark international Hoylund is considered the most likely player to be brought in. The 20-year-old joined Atalanta last summer from Austrian side Sturm Gratz and has made 33 appearances this season, starting 19 of them, scoring nine goals and assisting four.
Hoylund has supported Manchester United since childhood, openly admits to being a Red Devils die-hard and has had several video conversations with Ten Hag. It follows the official Manchester United account on the social networking site "Instagram", as well as several players in the squad.
Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed that if United are to buy Hoylund, they will need to pay Atalanta at least 60 million euros (£51m). He also confirmed that United had not yet spoken to the opposing club, but had only approached the player's agent team.
Romano explained: "At the moment, we know United's priorities, and what troubles them is still Kane. They also have Osmayne on their list and we know that the domino effect of European football's goalscorers hasn't started yet, and it will take some time. Manchester United have not yet negotiated with Atalanta, let alone made an offer, but Manchester United have received news that Atalanta will not accept a transfer fee of less than 60 million euros."
Regarding Hoilund's future, Romano analyzed: "Atalanta will try to keep the player for another season, and my understanding is that from a player point of view, if there are any important offers, Hoilund is ready to leave. Ten Hag obviously admires the player as well, but first we have to see if they will negotiate for Hoilund or just keep him on the shortlist, as it is now."
Rumours of Manchester United's rival Osmayne have recently subsided, with Napoli giant De Laurentiis making it clear he will not sell this summer, and his list price tag of £150 million is beyond Ten Hag's budget. Osmayne has scored 23 goals to help Napoli win the Serie A title this season, but the club's sporting director, Cristiano Giontoli, is set to join Juventus this summer.
According to rumors, in 2020, Zeontoly locked Osmayne in a hotel and persuaded him to refuse Liverpool and join Napoli. The departure of the negotiator could help United try to bring in Osmein.