Manchester United are on the hunt for a replacement for Rasmus Hojlund, who has struggled throughout his sophomore campaign in England.
He has three Premier League goals all season with Ruben Amorim bitterly disappointed with what he has seen from the 22-year-old so far.
In worse news, the head coach now only has the Dane to rely on for the rest of the season following Joshua Zirkzee’s season-ending hamstring injury.
Should the former Atalanta ace not impress between now and the end of the season, INEOS are prepared to cut their losses on him in the summer.
Rasmus’ exit on the cards
A discounted sale or even a swap deal exit cannot be ruled out with The Peoples Person relaying that Juventus are open to offering Kenan Yildiz to the Red Devils for the Denmark international, especially if they fail to qualify for the Champions League.
But Calciomercato’s latest report makes much more sense with the Bianconeri destined to losing Dusan Vlahovic owing to his wage demands with United among his suitors.
The Serbian’s current valuation is closer to Hojlund’s which makes the swap deal offer more realistic especially from a Juve point of view.
“The 25-year-old Serbian is liked by Barcelona in addition to having a market in the Premier League and is valued at around 30 million euros, considering that in June he will be only one year away from expiring.
Swap deal with Vlahovic?
“Juve could also exploit Vlahovic’s contract to reach other objectives in England, such as including him in negotiations with Newcastle to bring Tonali back to Italy .
“The former Fiorentina player could also end up in talks with Manchester United for Hojlund, another player under special observation by Giuntoli for the forward sector.”
As per recent reports, English clubs such as United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Newcastle are all ready to pay €45 million to land the Serbia international.
The “extraordinary” striker has 14 goals in all competitions as well as five assists, not his most prolific season but he is much more of a ruthless No 9 as compared to Hojlund while also having the experience of playing in big matches.
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Ayantan Chowdhury
Ayantan has worked for 10 years in the Indian sports media industry, writing for the biggest newspapers and websites but his heart was always set on writing about his favourite club. Currently an editor at The Peoples Person. You can follow him on X: @ayantanc_25
