New Manchester United transfer move for €50m striker might not help Rasmus Hojlund

It seems certain Manchester United will need to add some extra firepower to their attack this summer and they might already have an ideal candidate to do that.

If you head back to Erik ten Hag's first summer in charge of the club, the clues are already there. With a week to go until the first match of the season, United were in the market for at least one further attacking addition, with a preference for two.

In the end, they only ended up getting one. Antony from Ajax for an eye-watering £86million fee, as the Dutch club held out for more money amid United's growing desperation after two defeats from two.

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United approached Brian Brobbey, who played under Ten Hag on loan during his final season at Ajax, but he made that deal permanent with RB Leipzig. United considered his replacement as well.

John Murtough met the agent of then-RB Salzburg striker Benjamin Sesko to gauge the possibility of a transfer. There were doubts about his suitability for the role and he eventually agreed to join Leipzig instead in a deal that was deferred for a year.

His 18 goals in 41 appearances last season were not exactly earth-shattering, compared with the 28 in 22 that Erling Haaland netted in his final half of a season with the same club, but they were still pretty impressive. The real test would come when he finally joined Leipzig this campaign, though his start to life there hasn't told the full story either.

At the age of just 20, he has struggled for regular playing time behind the more experienced Yussuf Poulsen and the in-form Lois Openda, yet he has still notched a decent goal tally.

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