Trying to predict who will spearhead Manchester United's attack in their Premier League opener against Wolves on August 14 is an almost impossible challenge.
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Liverpool's outgoing director of research, Dr. Ian Graham, has claimed that any club interested in signing Harry Kane this summer 'doesn't care' about getting their money's worth.
Manchester United have earmarked the Tottenham Hotspur striker as their preferred target to strengthen their attacking options. The club is in desperate need of a world-class striker and manager Erik ten Hag has pinpointed Kane as the ideal candidate.
The England captain, who scored 32 goals in all competitions this season, is out of contract at Spurs in 12 months' time, meaning this summer could represent their last opportunity to sell him for a big-money transfer fee. However, the Reds are currently working under the assumption that the Londoners will not let him go.
United are exploring other avenues in their efforts to recruit an alternative option and have identified Atalanta ace Rasmus Hojlund as an attainable target. The likes of Victor Osimhen of Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt ace Randal Kolo Muani also remain options.
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Kane, though, is Ten Hag's desired preference and he would be the closest guarantee to providing the goals that United are in desperate need of. However, signing him would require a big-money transfer fee, something that Graham has warned the Reds about when recently addressing the striker's future.
Asked which club Kane will end up at this summer, Graham, speaking at the Cheltenham Science Festival, said: "A club that doesn't care about value for money. He's 29. It's going to be a high transfer fee for three years of performance that might start declining.
"From a data point of view, it's magnificent the way Alex Ferguson constructed a team that
Trying to predict who will spearhead Manchester United's attack in their Premier League opener against Wolves on August 14 is an almost impossible challenge.
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