Man Utd spent £72million on a deal to sign Rasmus Hojlund in the summer and club officials worked hard to get a deal over the line.
It was 3.30am on a warm summer's evening in Bergamo when Manchester United made the decisive breakthrough in their attempts to sign Rasmus Hojlund.
United ended up paying £72million for Hojlund, with £64million of that up-front, but the deal was concluded during a long day of talks between the two clubs.
It is moments like that which convince United they went for the right option in the summer. The negotiations in Italy came after the football department had thrashed out their own position with chief executive Richard Arnold and the owners, coming up with a value they felt was acceptable for Hojlund and finding a level that they were prepared to pay and a point at which they would walk away.
Recruitment bosses decided against taking a punt on Hojlund a year ago because they felt they needed that cash in what was an expensive summer in Ten Hag's first transfer window, with £225million spent on overhauling the squad. The then 19-year-old was also unproven at a level outside of Denmark and Austria and would have been a significant gamble at that stage of his career.
United looked at Kolo Muani, who scored 23 goals in 46 games for Eintracht Frankfurt last season and also scored for France in the World Cup, but were unsure whether he could adapt to the Premier League. They also wanted a No. 9 who could hold-up play and link the play, while Kolo Muani likes to drop off.
He's proved that to be a mistake ever since and while Ten Hag wants him to channel his determination against his former club in the right way on Tuesday, he believes the goals will become more regular once he is in tune with his teammates.
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