Manchester United only agreed to pay Rasmus Hojlund's asking price after Atalanta rejected their offer of a swap deal, according to reports.
at the beginning of August after what felt like a long negotiation process spanning a couple of months.have revealed that Man Utd offered Fred and Donny van de Beek as possible makeweights in any deal for Hojlund before agreeing to a money-only transfer.‘Lee Congerton, Atalanta’s head of senior recruitment, had brought Hojlund to the club from Sturm Graz and believed he was worth €100million.
‘United had by then proposed several of their own players in part-exchange as a way of offsetting the cost, including midfielders Donny van de Beek and Fred, but Atalanta wanted solely cash.’
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