Man Utd ‘seek agreement’ for £60m Chelsea target as Red Devils ‘go all out’ after Ten Hag ‘request’
Manchester United are still trying to improve their strike-force and have turned their attention to Argentinian striker Lautaro Martinez.
Man Utd signed new striker Rasmus Hojlund who is yet to find his first goal in the Premier League.
United struggling to find the net
Manchester United are the lowest goal scorer in the top nine with only seven goals to their name.
The Danish youngster has already displayed his quality but Ten Hag is resisting from burdening the player in his debut season.
Hojlund’s performance against Arsenal is sufficient to impress Erik Ten Hag.
“We have already seen Rasmus Hojlund make his debut at Arsenal and in the 30 minutes he had on the field, I was happy with the positive impact he had on our game.“
Erik Ten Hag talked about Rasmus Hojlund during the post-match interview
The Dutch mastermind has requested the Manchester United board to sign Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan.
Ten Hag is asking for a proven goal scorer to play beside Marcus Rashford who is struggling to play upfront.
Manchester United does have Anthony Martial as a striker but his performance is inconsistent and Ten Hag does not want to take the risk.
Manchester United looking to sign Lautaro Martinez and snub Chelsea
Both Manchester United and Chelsea are in a contest to sign Martinez from Inter Milan.
Inter Milan does have Lautaro Martinez under contract until 2026 but the 20-time English Champions are looking for a move in January.
On the other side at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is looking for an established striker.
Chelsea and Manchester United are struggling to find the net this season.
The Blues are looking for a striker to fill the gap left by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The London club thought they have got it covered by signing Christopher Nkunku.
However, the 25-year-old got injured in the preseason and thus, is yet to make his Chelsea debut in the Premier League.
Thus, the Blues are looking for someone who can get them goles until Nkunku returns from injury.
But Manchester United are planning to go ‘all-out’ on Martinez after all Ten Hag has ‘personally requested’ for him.
Chelsea were trying to sign Rasmus Hojlund but at the end, Manchester United had the final laugh.
The Old Trafford outfit now needs to prepare a plan to win Martinez from all other suitors before it gets late.
