Top Tier Journalist Confirms United Are Holding “Talks” To Seal Double Summer Transfer That Could Cost £120M

Top Tier Journalist Confirms United Are Holding “Talks” To Seal Double Summer Transfer That Could Cost £120M

Manchester United are holding “detailed talks” about signing both Eintracht Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani and Atalanta’s Rasmus Hojlund, according to The Athletic‘s Laurie Whitwell.

The trusted journalist claims that the Red Devils are keen to snap up the two forwards, although a deal for Hojlund is believed to be more “likely” at this stage:

Muani is likely to cost €80m (£68.8m) while reports in Italy have valued Hojlund at approximately €60m (£51.6m) so a double deal could total around £120m.

The two players are known to have other suitors. Newcastle and Arsenal have been credited with an interest in Hojlund, while Chelsea have been linked with both the Danish international and Muani in recent weeks.

United are pressing ahead with their transfer plans

Even though it was believed that the delay in the sale of the club could hinder the club’s transfer activity this summer, it appears the current owners, the Glazers, are happy to approve signings.

In addition to Muani and Hojlund, reports claim that the Red Devils have agreed personal terms with Chelsea’s Mason Mount, although a transfer fee for the England international still needs to be hashed out.

Reports in Portugal have also suggested that United are pursuing Sporting Lisbon’s Manuel Ugarte, while discussions over recruiting Adrien Rabiot on a free transfer have been held.

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.