Why didn't Man United sign Harry Kane and does it matter?
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 2 August 2023
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
So Erik ten Hag has been able to strengthen his squad in three key positions this summer already but will the arrival of Mason Mount, Andre Onana and Rasmus Hojlund help Manchester United close the gap to Man City?
Host Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Adam Crafton and Carl Anka, to discuss what United have learnt from their recent mistakes in the transfer market, why they didn't pull out all the stops for Harry Kane, replacing David de Gea and the protracted sale of the football club.
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| 0:00.0 | Eric Tenhag has been able to strengthen his squad in three key positions this summer. |
| 0:08.8 | But will the arrival of Mason Mount, Andre Arana and Rasmus Hoyland help them close the gap on their rivals? |
| 0:18.0 | And have Manchester United learnt from their recent mistakes in the transfer market. |
| 0:23.7 | I'm Ayurki Mulare. |
| 0:25.1 | Welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast. |
| 0:31.2 | Passelich still. |
| 0:33.6 | Hoyland! |
| 0:35.8 | A star in the making, Rasmus Hoyland. |
| 0:39.8 | And the substitute has surely snapped. |
| 0:44.3 | It feels like Mantis United have finally got themselves a brand new striker. |
| 0:48.5 | And my ears were pricked up by Rasmus Hoyland, |
| 0:51.4 | especially when he scored that beautiful hatchet against Finland in the Euro qualifiers. |
| 0:54.9 | And he actually is a really interesting proposition for Manchester United. |
| 0:58.7 | We've got Carl Anker in the studio. |
| 1:00.1 | We've got Adam Crafton in the studio. |
| 1:01.8 | And I'll come to you with this one, Carl. |
| 1:04.4 | Can we say that Rasmus Hoyland, and I'm going to use a technical phrase here, is a baller? |
| 1:11.7 | Maybe. He's definitely a road phrase here, is a baller. Maybe. |
| 1:12.4 | He's definitely a roadrunner, rapid, really, really good, sprinting a straight line, I think, |
| 1:18.6 | Gasparini. |
| 1:19.4 | He's met former manager, Atalanta, says he runs 100 meters in something like 11 seconds. |
| 1:23.1 | And there's been a lot of YouTube, TikTok, shorts, clips of his, he's just got an outrageous run |
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