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Erik ten Hag will be rejoicing even more now that Manchester United signed Joshua Zirkzee this summer with the Red Devils now losing their second striker through injury.
Rasmus Hojlund picked up a knock in their Stateside opener against Arsenal where they lost 2-1. The striker has now been confirmed to be ruled out until after the international break in September.
Now, until then, Zirkzee will be the only senior striker when the club starts their Premier League campaign in the coming month.
This concern of having only one senior striker is the exact reason why the Red Devils scoured the transfer market for a second striker to take the pressure off of Hojlund. As a result, it looks like Erik ten Hag is going back to the shortlist to make another strike signing this summer.
Erik ten Hag reviews his options
In recent weeks, the club have been linked with young Hoffenheim striker Maximilian Beier who scored 16 goals and grabbed three assists in 33 Bundesliga games last season.
The 21-year-old is also being pursued by Liverpool, and although he was lower down in United’s priority list, Hojlund’s injury may have changed this.
The other potential is Brentford and England striker Ivan Toney. Transfer News Live on X has reported that Ivan Toney is one of the options that Erik ten Hag could be considering to support the Red Devils attack. The 28-year-old has scored a total of 72 goals, with 23 assists in 141 games for Brentford over the last three years.
Not only a star for his club, Toney made some key appearances at Euro 2024 for England. despite only having 42 minutes of game time across three matches, the striker grabbed an assist and scored an incredibly cool penalty against Switzerland to take the Three Lions through to the Semi-Finals on their rout to the Final against Spain.
Although these are the key strikers that United have been liked with previously, no doubt other potentials and links will be emerging as we get closer to deadline day.
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag would like to sign another attacker after Rasmus Hojlund’s injury leaves Joshua Zirkzee as their only striker.
Ivan Toney is one option.
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— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 1, 2024
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