Erik ten Hag says Manchester United are making progress in striker search – Soccer News

Erik ten Hag says Manchester United are making progress of their pursuit of a brand new striker.

Already gentle of a frontman in his first season at Previous Trafford, the acrimonious exit of Cristiano Ronaldo and January mortgage transfer for Wout Weghorst underlined the necessity for an attacking acquisition.

United have signed midfielder Mason Mount and goalkeeper Andre Onana this summer season however work continues to signal a striker, with up-and-coming Atalanta expertise Rasmus Hojlund focused.

The Previous Trafford giants are solely believed to be prepared to go as much as £60million for the Denmark worldwide, whereas Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani is an alternate.

“We make progress, yeah” Ten Hag stated when requested about United’s pursuit of a striker.

“However you understand how it really works – when now we have him, we are going to inform you instantly.

“The one factor I can say is we do all the things that’s in our energy to get that achieved.

“If it was as much as me, yeah, as quickly as potential. The sooner the higher as a result of now we have to combine him within the staff, the way in which of play.

“In a really perfect scenario, he was already right here however you don’t all the time get very best conditions as a supervisor and you must take care of the scenario.”

Whereas United search for a ahead with potential, discuss of a transfer for Tottenham sharpshooter Harry Kane persists.

United sources have downplayed such discuss and strategies they’re focusing on Kylian Mbappe, who’s topic of a world report bid from Al Ahli after Paris St Germain determined to promote him.

Requested a few transfer for Mbappe, even on mortgage, Ten Hag stated: “We by no means talk about gamers who’re underneath contract in different golf equipment.”

United want a striker to bolster a goal-shy facet, whose return of 58 was comfortably the bottom within the Premier League top-six. Marcus Rashford scored a career-high 30 membership targets, however Ten Hag desires extra from the remainder of the staff.

“We’re underperforming there, and we comprehend it so others must contribute additionally in that space however subsequently we’re in search of scoring talents,” stated Ten Hag, who has given the inexperienced gentle for ahead Anthony Elanga to affix Nottingham Forest.

“I believe with Mason Mount already now we have a participant additional who’s able to not solely scoring targets but in addition to create, and to place play gamers like Rashford into place to attain extra targets.

“However as a complete staff now we have to attain extra.”

A totally match Anthony Martial will surely support that trigger subsequent season. The France worldwide impressed over the last pre-season tour, solely to attain 9 targets in 29 appearances throughout an injury-hit marketing campaign that was ended by a hamstring situation.

“At present he was within the staff coaching, so that’s actually hopeful,” Ten Hag stated after Monday’s session in San Diego.

“After all, when you will have a participant in your squad you anticipate that he’s accessible and gamers must take duty to be accessible.

“However when he’s not, I’ve to take care of the scenario and we present we may be profitable with out that striker.

“But it surely’s simpler when you will have that striker within the staff as a result of I believe each membership who wins huge trophies has scoring talents in that staff.

“We want a great squad and Anthony Martial is a superb soccer participant so he’ll assist us, he scores targets.

“Additionally in different areas of soccer like urgent, in possession, mixtures, he’s an awesome participant, so let’s hope he might be match and he stays match.”

United are within the USA as Ten Hag’s males proceed to gear up for the 2023-24 season. The Below-21s – supplemented by some senior gamers, together with Jonny Evans – face Wrexham in San Diego on Tuesday earlier than the first-team play Actual Madrid in Houston the next day.

“I didn’t watch the Wrexham documentary, however I do know them, we performed them final 12 months,” Ten Hag added.

“I do know they obtained promoted. After all I’ve seen the reality, the way in which we play, I do know the gamers.

“We introduced the Below-21s in however we are going to strengthen them with some gamers who’re on the tour with the primary squad.”