Manchester United's third acquisition of the summer is born! Fabrizio Romano and David Ornstein, two authoritative journalists on transfers, confirmed that Manchester United has reached an agreement with Atlanta to buy Herlander for a total of 72 million pounds (about 720 million Hong Kong dollars); Atlanta is in the United Kingdom to play a warm-up game on Saturday (29th), and Herlander, who has not yet landed on the field, shook hands with his teammates to say goodbye. Manchester United have spent a huge amount of money on a 20-year-old striker, and team leader Tannhäuser has said it is a desperate move.
It is reported that Manchester United will offer £64 million (about HK$640 million) plus £8 million (about HK$80 million) in bonuses for the player, who has already agreed to a six-year deal (5+1 years). Atlético won the warm-up match against Gonemouth 3-1 on Saturday, and Herlander, who is preparing for a move, didn't stay on the pitch. After the match, he even went to shake hands with some of the players to say goodbye, and he will be able to do a physical test and sign a contract in a few days.
Manchester United started to look for C Ronaldo's successor at the beginning of the year, and the loan of Wegger Hesse in January proved to be a failure. The original target was a star striker such as Halikani and Victor Ossenhan, but Tannhäuser ultimately threw his weight around and put his hopes on Horant, who is only 20 years old. According to The Sun, Herlander has only scored 27 goals in his career, including his previous spells with Copenhagen and Graz, and is worth an average of 2.6 million pounds (HK$26 million) per goal at United's purchase price!
