Revealed: The three strikers Man Utd 'turned down' signing before deciding on Rasmus Hojlund

Manchester Joined’s strike could have glanced far dissimilar as they owned 3 strikers high on their summer season transmit shortlist in 2023 before wrapping up Rasmus Hojlund.
Having netted the Nine most purposes last period, the fact for this year’s project is far also worse. They presently rest 16th for purposes scored, netting merely one more than Everton and the current strikeforce of Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee have stammered under Ruben Amorim.
The period of Amorim has been rocky and full of uncommon usefulness yet one unceasing point is their absence of purpose menace and practitioner coating in the box from their strikers. A problematic stat for the subordinate is that they have invented 49 enormous possibilities this period and missed out on 43 of them.
For reference, Hojlund has seven purposes in 32 arcades while Zirkzee has five in 37 demonstrating their sadness in front of purpose, as they have a melded unbroken of five in the Premier League this period.
Having paid over £105million for the pairing, the nightclub are presently being connected with plenty of substitutes from throughout Europe as they filter to swap out their young and misfiring forwards for a individual with more firepower.
This has been an ongoing pursuit for plenty of years and before the nightclub signed Holjund for £72million from Atalanta in 2023, they reportedly owned 3 players on their shortlist which they restricted; those 3 players have given that been disclosed by previous adviser Benni McCarthy.
Harry Kane
“In the summer season of 2023, Harry Kane was our Most noticeably no. 1 target,” McCarthy told Ladbrokes at the departure of Gaffer of all Accas.
“Kane was the prime target, yet evidently, the rate tag was an inquiry. Because he would have been abandoning Spurs for Joined, a few added million added pounds were included on the to the rate tag, which, you interpret, for a 30-year-old-fashioned wasn’t gauged out to be smart.
Every individual bears in mind this one; Harry Kane to Joined genuinely felt favor an inescapable slide yet the bargain from Bayern Munich came with the guarantee of trophies and quick glory which gave them the side over a slide to Ratty Trafford.
Exceptionally, Bayern dropped short to win a trophy in his initially period regardless of Kane netting 44 purposes in all celebrations. They are leading the way in the league this period and have an outdoor chance of fixing the Winners League too and he could comeback to England this summer season due to a offer off clause becoming vivacious this summer season.
Randal Kolo Muani
At the time, Randal Kolo Muani was a horribly-ranked onward consequent a superb period at Frankfurt having coordinated 23 purposes and 17 aids in all celebrations, as faultlessly as violating into the France nationwide subordinate.
Joined owned him high on their list, according to McCarthy, yet his absence of a assure of purposes and the high rate tag is what derailed this slide. He signed for Paris Saint-Germain late in the abode window for £76million yet aloof coordinated 12 purposes in his initially period.
He has given that restated to struggle in Paris and lended a mid-period auto loan slide to Juventus, after decreasing activities to Joined and Tottenham, whereby he is presently well-off with five purposes in five arcades so far.
Victor Osimhen
The Nigerian presently detects himself at Galatasaray on auto loan with a documents of 19 purposes and five aids in 25 arcades yet he lingers a Napoli gamer having dropped short to peg a slide away this summer season. Joined’s emphasis came after he owned pioneered them to a Serie A title in 2023, coating the period with 31 purposes in 39 arcades.
Napoli is wonderful for being solid arbitrators and imaginable longed a charge nearer to the £100million mark and he would have owned to chart English football for the initially time which would lug a extent of conundrum compared to Kane that was already substantiated listed beneath.
A bargain for him could re-materialize in the summer season and the arrival of Romelu Lukaku at Napoli makes sure Osihmen will be peeking for a irreparable flee, and plenty of sides have been connected.