‘That’s where they went wrong’ – Ex-Man Utd coach says Harry Kane was their no1 target but chiefs insisted on Hojlund

FORMER Manchester United manager Benni McCarthy has revealed wherefore the nine signed Rasmus Hojlund implicit Harry Kane.

Back successful the summertime of 2023, then-United manager Erik 10 Hag made it his precedence to motion a caller striker.

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Man Utd were acceptable connected signing Harry Kane earlier alternatively going for Rasmus Hojlund[/caption]

Holjund has managed 69 FEWER extremity contributions than Kane successful the aforesaid fig of appearancesReuters

The Red Devils rapidly became heavily linked with Kane amid ongoing doubts surrounding his aboriginal astatine Tottenham.

However, they could not scope an statement with Spurs and alternatively chose to sign Hojlund successful a £72million transfer from Atalanta.

Just days later, Kane completed a stunning £104m move to Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.

Since joining Bayern, the England skipper has scored 73 goals and provided 22 assists successful 75 appearances.

Meanwhile, Hojlund has amassed conscionable 26 extremity contributions successful the aforesaid fig of outings.

Ex-coach McCarthy, who near United successful June past year, admitted the nine made the incorrect determination by focusing connected the Dane.

Speaking astatine the motorboat of Ladrokes’ Gaffer of each Accas, McCarthy said: “In the summertime of 2023, Harry Kane was our No1 target.

“Kane was the premier target, but evidently the terms tag was an issue. Because helium would person been leaving Spurs for United, a fewer other cardinal pounds were added connected to the terms tag, which, you know, for a 30-year-old wasn’t seen to beryllium wise. 

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Benni McCarthy has revealed wherefore United chose to motion Hojlund[/caption]

“But for £100 million, if you look astatine it now, you’d accidental that it would person been good worthy it due to the fact that he’s gone to Bayern and he’s inactive producing, he’s inactive scoring.

“We should person conscionable bitten the slug and got Harry Kane and past besides tried to put successful Rasmus Hojlund. That would person been the champion happening for Rasmus if helium had idiosyncratic similar Harry Kane involved.

“So yeah, Harry Kane was Erik’s No1 target. Erik truly wanted him. Randal Kolo Muani was besides precise precocious connected that list. Victor Osimhen was besides connected that list.

“But I felt that if you’re going to privation to walk that benignant of wealth – £100 cardinal positive – past you privation to implicit package. And Harry Kane, for me, was the implicit package.

“Unfortunately, the nine didn’t spot it that way. They looked astatine it arsenic Rasmus Hojlund, successful the agelong run, would beryllium a much prized plus than investing successful some Rasmus and Harry Kane.

“So we stopped pursuing Kane, and we ended up getting conscionable Rasmus.”

Man Utd presently beryllium 15th successful the Premier League array with conscionable 27 points from 25 games.