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Mark Goldbridge identifies three problems Man Utd need to solve including £86m issue

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Updated 11:46 28 Jul 2023 GMT+1Published 11:34 28 Jul 2023 GMT+1

Mark Goldbridge identifies three problems Man Utd need to solve including £86m issue

It's been a mixed bag for United in pre-season.

Rory O'Callaghan

Rory O'Callaghan

Mark Goldbridge has identified the three biggest problems facing Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag ahead of the new season.

United have produced mixed results so far in pre-season, beating Leeds United, Lyon and Arsenal before losing to Wrexham and Real Madrid.

It has also been a mixed bag in transfer market, with Mason Mount, Andre Onana and Jonny Evans arriving at the club but - perhaps most importantly - a new striker is yet to join.

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United are in talks to sign Rasmus Hojlund but face stiff competition from Paris Saint-Germain.

United submitted their opening bid for Hojlund on Wednesday, with the Premier League club offering a total package worth €60m (£51m) - with €10m (£8.5m) to be paid in add-ons.

And on Thursday, PSG also made an opening bid for the 20-year-old striker worth €50m (£43m).

Both offers are unlikely to be accepted, with the Daily Mail claiming Atalanta value Hojlund at €100m (£86m).

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Ten Hag will be desperate to sign Hojlund after seeing his side lose 2-0 to Real Madrid on Thursday.

Jude Bellingham and Joselu both scored impressive goals to secure victory for the Spanish side in what was Onana's debut for United following his £43m move from Inter Milan.

Reacting to the defeat, United fan and YouTube presenter Goldbridge identified three problems Ten Hag needs to solve before the start of the new campaign.

"It's only pre season but 3 issues from last season still need resolving," tweeted Goldbridge.

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"1. We're impotent in the attack.

"2. We need a proper number 8.

"3. The drop off from first team to bench players is too big."

United will hope to tie up a deal for Hojlund in the coming weeks and new talks are set to take place between the two clubs on Friday.

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Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claims United remain favourites to sign the Danish striker, who would prefer to move to Old Trafford over the Parc des Princes.

"Man Utd remain favourites after 5 year deal agreed, player's priority," tweeted Romano.

"PSG pushing but current bid falls short of Atalanta expectations."

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/TheUnitedStand & Getty

Topics: Manchester United, Erik Ten Hag, Mark Goldbridge, Football, Premier League, Transfers

Rory O'Callaghan
Rory O'Callaghan

Rory O'Callaghan is Editorial Lead at SPORTbible. He has previously worked for Sky Sports News, MailOnline and Reach covering football, cricket, boxing and MMA.

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