Manager Claims It Would Be “Impossible” To Reject “Huge Bids” For £70M Rated Striker After United Register Interest

Manager Claims It Would Be “Impossible” To Reject “Huge Bids” For £70M Rated Striker After United Register Interest

Atalanta head coach Gian Piero Gasperini says it would be “impossible” to turn down “huge bids” for Manchester United target Rasmus Hojlund.

Reports in the Danish press last week claimed that both Manchester United and Real Madrid had formally registered their interest in the striker and, when asked about the 20-year-old’s future, Gasperini replied:

“I haven’t seen so many strikers as good as Hojlund at 20. He can improve a lot, he’s great. Top European clubs are always attentive to this kind of top talents. There could be some huge bids for him that would be impossible to reject for us.”


It is believed that Atalanta could hold out for as much as £70m for Hojlund. He has already been compared to Erling Haaland by one of his former coaches and he has gained plenty of admirers in recent months.

United and Real are by no means the only teams tracking the Danish international. Chelsea have reportedly talked to Atalanta’s president Antonio Percassi about the forward, while Arsenal and Newcastle have also been credited with an interest.

Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag has prioritised a new number nine ahead of the summer transfer window so we shall see whether Hojlund ends up being his number one target.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.