Ten Hag declared needs, Manchester United's ready for auction

During Erik Ten Hag's playing days, he was a center-back throughout his career across the Eredivisie and his transition to management has certainly helped him become more accustomed to understanding what a team needs to succeed.

During his time at Ajax, it was clear the club need a restructuring and football system that would help their crop of players excel. It didn't take long for his Ajax team to gel and set a milestone that was unprecedented in with the club. Several stars were created that included Frenkie De Jong, Antony Santos, Sebastian Haller, Lisandro Martinez, and many more.

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After Manchester United, his first need was to demand more from his players and instill more belief across the team. That saw massive improvement within the team, with Marcus Rashford as the best example. A need for more fresh legs saw the summer addition to stars like Casemiro, Erisken, and Lisandro Martinez.

Once again, he has identified a new need at the club following their struggles with goals from their current crop of strikers, and the tremendous void it is creating within their current campaign. Marcus Rashford currently leads their goal-scoring charts with 18 goals, which is a vast majority of United's goals this season.

Who does Ten Hag need at United?

Recent reports confirm that Erik Ten Hag is pushing the club to since a new striker in the summer and has his eyes on Serie A topscorer Victor Osimhen, who has scored 17 times this season. The club will reportedly be drawn into a 134 million euros auction for the highly sought-after talent.