Harry Kane vs Osimhen: Erik ten Hag takes final decision on striker to sign for Man Utd

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2 years ago

March 11, 2023

Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag has taken a final decision on his choice of striker next summer.

The Dutchman was to choose between Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Napoli’s Victor Osimhen and has decided to bring the England national team captain to the Theatre of Dreams instead.

Tottenham’s exit from the Champions League to AC Milan on Tuesday night further put Kane’s future at the club under scrutiny as Spurs are now facing a 15th consecutive season without silverware.

Manchester United remain the only realistic move for the England captain should he decide to leave the Tottenham Stadium this summer with his current deal expiring in 2024.

Erik ten Hag’s shortlist of three strikers includes Kane, Osimhen and Benfica’s Goncalo Ramos.

And the Manchester Evening News reports that ten Hag is ‘intent’ on signing the 29-year-old and that he is his prime striker target.

United are said to be hopeful of landing Kane should Spurs finish outside the top four and believe that would also help lower the asking price to below £100m.

EPL: Can’t cry about it — Arteta on Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Fulham

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4 days ago

December 8, 2024

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said they cannot “cry about” the 1-1 draw at Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday.

Arteta, however, insisted his team deserved to take all three points.

Raul Jimenez opened the scoring for the hosts in the first half before William Saliba levelled in the 52nd minute.

Speaking after the match, Arteta said: “Gutted that we didn’t win it. We fully deserved to win it. That’s the quality of the opposition, so you cannot cry about it. We generated all the chances but it’s so difficult to attack.”

Arsenal had 70 per cent possession and VAR denied Bukayo Saka what would have been a late winner.

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EPL: ‘We started badly’ – Amorim on Man Utd’s 3-2 loss to Nottingham Forest

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5 days ago

December 7, 2024

Seyi Babalola

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has admitted his team did not do enough to beat Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.

The Red Devils suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time under Amorim, losing 3-2 to Nuno Espirito Santo’s men.

Goals from Nikola Milenkovic, Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood moved Forest up to fifth place, with Rasmus Hojlund and Bruno Fernandes getting on the scoresheet for United.

The result leaves United in 13th place, 10 points above relegation places.

Amorim, speaking with BBC Sport, said: “Tough game. We started really bad. The first play we suffered a goal and then it’s hard to try to fight. We then controlled the game and had a lot of situations.

“We improved the movement in the last third. We managed to draw the game and then, at halftime, we were ready to go for the win and then started really bad. Two goals. Then we tried a lot of things with not a lot of quality.

“We didn’t have many situations to score. Tough game in a tough moment but we have to continue the job.”