According to rumours, Rasmus Hojlund of Atalanta and midfielder Sofyan Amrabat of Fiorentina are both “ready to welcome” to Manchester United.
Hojlund signed Atalanta for £14.7 million last summer, and according to Fabrizio Romano’s report on Saturday, the Red Devils have agreed to pay Atalanta roughly €70 million (£60 million) with add-ons to sign him.
Meanwhile, according to David Ornstein, United will pay €75 million plus €10 million in add-ons.
Atalanta will be laughing all the way to the bank after making such a quick profit, despite the fact that the 20-year-old striker has a bag full of promise.
Hojlund is prepared to sign a five-year contract with an additional year’s option, according to Romano, who later added that the two clubs are getting ready to “exchange documents” in the coming day or two.
In order to get the Rasmus Hojlund trade signed and finalised early next week, Manchester United will begin putting together papers today, according to Romano, who made the announcement on Sunday morning.
“Hojlund already spoke to Erik ten Hag more than three times, and he’s prepared to sign until June 2028 plus option until 2029.”
Erik ten Hag, the manager of United, will be pleased with his summer business thus far.
The three positions he needed to improve his squad before the transfer window opened were attacking midfielder, goalie, and striker. He has since acquired fresh players in those positions.
The Red Devils are not finished yet, despite apparently entering the window with a £100 million budget.
Amrabat, a midfielder for Fiorentina and Morocco who assisted his country in reaching the 2022 World Cup semifinals, is still very much in their sights.
Amrabat is ‘one step away’ from transferring to Old Trafford, according to a report on Thursday from Sport Italia, and now Tuttosport (via Sport Witness) claims the Premier League giants are’ready to welcome’ the midfielder.
According to the Italian publication, Amrabat and Hojlund have both “packed their bags” and are heading to England from Italy.
Although United and Fiorentina have not yet agreed on a fee, it appears that they have a deal with Amrabat.
The Red Devils are hopeful they can reduce the asking price for the Moroccan international from €30m to €22m plus bonuses.
Amrabat probably won’t join Casemiro on the field; instead, he will serve as competition.
Both players have a lot in common. Two of such players in the same starting XI would make any team solid defensively but not very offensively, placing an undue weight on the No. 10 player, whose job it is to disrupt play and essentially be a destroyer in the middle of the field.