Man Utd in striker chase chaos with deal for top target on verge of collapse and Kane eyeing Bayern transfer

MANCHESTER UNITED are refusing to offer any more than £60million for Rasmus Hojlund.

Atalanta are demanding £86million for the 20-year-old Dane who scored ten goals in 34 games for the Serie A side last season.

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Erik ten Hag is facing the prospect of being without a striker at the start of the season[/caption]

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United are refusing to pay for than £60million for Rasmus Hojlund[/caption]

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While Harry Kane’s colossal £577,000-a-week wage demands are proving a big pill to swallow[/caption]

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He is understood to be desperate for the move to Old Trafford with details of a contract already agreed with his camp.

The Red Devils fear that Atalanta are taking advantage of their desperation for a new frontman with the new season fast approaching.

But Atalanta are sticking to their valuation given the player still has four years left on his contract.

United could therefore turn their full attention to landing Randal Kolo Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt.

The 24-year-old Frenchman scored 23 goals in 45 games for the Bundesliga club last season.

United have Anthony Martial returning to full training after injuring his hamstring at the end of last season.

But manager Erik Ten Hag does not believe he can rely on the injury prone French forward.

On their first game of the pre-seson tour of the US he experimented with Jadon Sancho as a false nine and he scored in United’s 2-0 win over Arsenal.

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A breakdown of Hojlund’s career stats

He can of course also play last season’s top scorer Marcus Rashford there but he prefers to operate off the left hand side.

United’s first striker target of the summer Harry Kane looks to be off their radar now after the club learned that he would be looking for £577,000 a week in wages.

Although Tottenham look ready to sell with owner Joe Lewis not prepared to have him leave for nothing when his contract runs out at the end of last season.

Raising funds remains the problem for United in their quest to get someone in with just £13million left of their £120million available this summer due to FFP.

They have already spent big on Mason Mount and new goalkeeper Andre Onana.

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