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Man Utd confirm £72m signing of Rasmus Hojlund as Erik ten Hag sees transfer wish granted.
Rasmus Hojlund of Atalanta has been officially signed by Manchester United for a rumoured sum of £72 million ($92 million).
Hojlund flew to Manchester on Tuesday before completing a medical at Carrington and has now been officially unveiled as a United player.
The 20-year-old striker has signed a five-year deal that will keep him at Old Trafford through at least 2028, with an additional year’s extension option held by the Red Devils.
Hojlund reportedly cost United £62 million ($79 million) upfront, with the remaining £8 million to be paid in performance-based add-ons.
Hojlund is now linking up with Christian Eriksen at club level, and his Denmark team-mate gave him a glowing endorsement before his arrival in England. “He’s a strong number nine,” Eriksen told PA Sport. “He’s developed a lot in the last year from when I first saw him with the national team (to) a year’s time, so, yeah, he’s a very good player.”
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Hojund initially moved to Atalanta from Sturm Graz in August of last year for €17 million (£15 million/$19 million), and in his lone season with the Italian club, he made 34 appearances in all competitions.
Erik ten Hag has taken a major risk by trusting the inexperienced kid to become United’s first-choice centre-forward despite the fact that he only managed to score a meager total of 10 goals for Atalanta.
The United boss has been publicly pushing for the club to sign a new No.9 for months, and after the club backed off Harry Kane due to Tottenham’s lofty £100m ($128m) valuation, Hojlund emerged as his top target.
Hojlund, who has six caps and six goals for Denmark, will look to make his United debut in a competitive game on August 14 when United’s 2023-24 Premier League season gets underway away at Wolves.
Rasmus Hojlund is a RED! ✍️🔴#MUFC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 5, 2023