Where Manchester United stand with striker options in transfer window

Rasmus Hojlund

The 20-year-old is now United's principal striker target. Erik ten Hag held video calls with Hojlund in May and the United football director John Murtough has spent an extensive amount of time with Atalanta officials discussing a possible deal, as well as a potential loan for Mason Greenwood in the opposite direction.

It has not been publicised yet but agency sources say Hojlund is now effectively represented by Kees Vos, who is also Ten Hag's agent. Vos has already overseen the transfer of Zidane Iqbal out of United to FC Utrecht, having taken over the representation of the Iraq international in May.

Harry Kane

Originally Ten Hag's preferred target, United have gone cold on Kane amid discouragement from Tottenham, still adamant he will not be sold to another Premier League club.

United shortlisted attainable alternatives to Kane as early as March and anticipated resistance from Spurs chairman Daniel Levy in April. Come May, they were entering the transfer window under the assumption Kane was a no-go.

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However remote the possibility of Kane going to United is, the club are still monitoring his situation should there somehow be a shift from Spurs. Kane, 30, has entered the last year of his Spurs contract and scheduled to report for pre-season training next week.

Randal Kolo Muani

Hojlund and Eintracht Frankfurt frontman Muani were listed in the next tier of strikers by United after Kane and Victor Osimhen. Muani is now regarded as the back-up option to Hojlund should United fail to secure a breakthrough with Atalanta.

Muani, 24, is in a similar position to Hojlund in that he is also under contract until 2027 but his club is not in the