West Ham United have been beaten to the signing of exciting Mali striker El Bilal Toure and it is brilliant news for Man United over Rasmus Hojlund.
Both West Ham and Manchester United have been heavily linked with Danish sensation Rasmus Hojlund.
According to a report from 90Min, Hammers boss David Moyes was keen to sign the 20-year-old Atalanta forward this summer.
But some of Europe’s elite clubs are in for the ‘new Haaland’ and Man United boss Erik ten Hag has made him his prime target in the summer transfer window.
Hammers and Red Devils on hunt for a new striker
West Ham are also on the hunt for a new striker with the futures of Gianluca Scamacca and Michail Antonio both uncertain.
And according to reports last month, West Ham were one of the clubs in the running to sign Almeria hotshot El Bilal Toure.
The powerful, pacy striker scored seven goals and laid on two assists in just 15 La Liga starts for Almeria last season.
Now there has been a development which is a double blow to West Ham but a massive boost to Manchester United.
West Ham beaten to exciting Mali striker El Bilal Toure and it’s brilliant news for Man United over Rasmus Hojlund
Because West Ham have been beaten to exciting Mali striker Toure and it’s brilliant news for Man United over Hojlund.
L’Équipe report that Serie A side Atalanta are poised to beat off interest from the Premier League to the 21-year-old attacker.
“Atalanta are now ahead of the competition and are willing to offer a little more than €20m (£17m) to sign the player who is currently contracted to Almeria until June 2028,” the reports state.
Atalanta do not splash big money in the transfer market. And bringing in a striker for that kind of money suggests only one thing.
Development a double blow to Moyes but clear indication Ten Hag will get Hojlund
It is a clear sign that they are preparing to sell Hojlund with Man United ready to push home a move for the prodigious talent according to the likes of Sky Sports.
It means West Ham will be missing out on Toure and have no chance of getting Hojund either – although those links always looked ambitious in the extreme.
The development means West Ham must continue to look elsewhere for a new forward. Especially as they look set to miss out on Viktor Gyokeres to Sporting and attacker Harvey Barnes to Newcastle.
Should Toure seal his move to Atalanta – as is being reported – then it is a clear indication Atalanta are letting Hojund go.
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