Marko Arnautovic's agent has received an offer from the Red Devils following an impressive campaign in Italy
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Marko Arnautovic has reportedly asked to leave Bologna after his agent received an offer from Manchester United.
The Austria international enjoyed the most prolific league campaign of his career in Serie A last season, scoring 14 goals for Sinisa Mihajlovic’s side.
According to Il Resto del Carlino, that form convinced the Red Devils to table a bid worth €6-8m for the 33-year-old, who has been offered a three-year contract.
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The striker asked to be sold on Saturday, a move that has seen tensions rise at the Italian club, who are determined not to let their star man go a week before the season starts.
The request was rejected by Bologna, whose sporting director Marco Di Vaio recently declared that ‘Marko will stay with us’, but circumstances have changed after United came into the frame.
Arnautovic is eager to take what is likely to be the last offer of his career from a big club, and United are willing to offer a deal worth €3m net per year plus bonuses until 2025.
It wouldn’t be the Austrian’s first taste of English football, as he spent six seasons in the Premier League for Stoke and West Ham between 2013 and 2019, scoring 43 league goals in that time.
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Erik ten Hag’s side head into the season with uncertainty around the striker role, as Cristiano Ronaldo’s future remains in doubt following his request to be sold to a Champions League club.
Ronaldo and Anthony Martial will compete for the striker spot heading into the new Premier League season, which starts with the visit of Brighton on Sunday.
Three new players have arrived at Old Trafford so far this summer: Christian Eriksen, Lisandro Martinez and Tyrell Malacia.
Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.
