What Manchester United targets Osimhen, Hojlund and Kolo Muani have said about their futures

Manchester United are continuing to assess their options ahead of launching a first official move for a striker in this summer's transfer window.

Manager Erik ten Hag has prioritised the addition of a new-world class No.9 this summer after United struggled to score goals at a rapid rate of knots during the 2022/23 campaign. The Reds ended the Premier League campaign as the lowest scorers out of the clubs that finished inside the top six, plundering just 58 league goals.

With the exception of Marcus Rashford, who scored 30 times in all competitions, United lacked a reliable goalscorer, certainly in terms of a centre-forward. Anthony Martial was regularly sidelined through injury and January recruit Wout Weghorst was not up to the standard required.

United, who will face Wolves on the opening weekend of the forthcoming campaign, are assessing various options, including Tottenham Hotspur star Harry Kane, but it is understood that the club is working under the assumption that the Londoners will not be prepared to sell him this summer. It means they are monitoring options overseas instead, such as Victor Osimhen of Napoli, Atalanta's Rasmus Hojlund and Eintracht Frankfurt forward Randal Kolo Muani.

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With that in mind, MEN Sport has taken a close look at what each member of the aforementioned trio has had to say about their respective futures, amid ongoing interest in their signatures, both from United and other big-name European clubs.

After scoring 31 goals in just 39 appearances for Napoli in 2022/23, helping them scoop their first Serie A title in more than 30 years, Osimhen is currently one of the most sought-after strikers on the planet. The striker, who was pinpointed as a