Man Utd boss Ten Hag wants Marko Arnautovic transfer to ‘bring belief to dressing room’ as agent confirms £6.8m bid
MANCHESTER UNITED’S shock interest in Bologna ace Marko Arnautovic has been confirmed by the player’s agent.
SunSport revealed that United were holding talks over the 33-year-old veteran with Bologna on Sunday.
It’s thought that the Red Devils are willing to depart with £6.8million to snag the striker.
United’s front line is depleted following the departures of Jesse Lingard and Edinson Cavani this summer.
And their attack is set to be further decimated if Cristiano Ronaldo’s wish to leave the club materializes.
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This leaves the floundering Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford left to lead the line.
However, club boss Erik ten Hag reckons Arnautovic can bolster his front line and provide the team with some much-needed belief which has evidently been lacking in recent years, The Athletic reported.
The Red Devils’ swoop for Arnautovic has sent shockwaves throughout the football world, but their interest has been affirmed by his brother and agent Danijel.
He said when asked by Kurier Sport about the speculation: “It’s true that there’s a bid from a well-known club. I’m in contact with Bologna to see if that can be realised.”
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Although Ten Hag remained tight-lipped about any move for Arnautovic when pressed by the media after United’s dismal 2-1 loss to Brighton.
He bluntly responded: “I don’t go into names and I think in this pre-season 250 players are involved or linked with us. So that’s it.”
United legend Gary Neville was left speechless by United’s pursuit of the ex-West Ham ace.
Upon hearing the news, Neville declared: “I don’t know. I have no comment on it.
“I’ve got a comment on everything in the world apart from Man Utd signing Marko Arnautovic today.
“I’ve got nothing to say!”
He then went on to express that United need to curb the pattern of recruiting players in their thirties like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani, and Odion Ighalo, as they’ve perpetually done over the past decade.