Man Utd's current stance on Rasmus Hojlund transfer revealed | OneFootball

Manchester United have not made a "firm decision" on Rasmus Hojlund's future and are considering various different scenarios, a report has claimed.

Hojlund has endured a desperately underwhelming campaign in front of goal for United. After suffering through an interminable wait for his first Premier League strike, the Denmark international finished his debut season with 16 goals across all competitions.

With less than two months of the current campaign remaining, Hojlund boasts half that tally and has only netted three top-flight goals. United's No 9 isn't so much guilty of missing chances as not getting any to begin with. The former Atalanta forward averages 1.3 shots per 90 minutes played - which is a lower rate than defensive midfielder Casemiro or the club's raw wing-back Patrick Dorgu.

In a Q&A with The Athletic subscribers, David Ornstein claimed that no concrete decision has been made regarding Hojlund's future and cast doubt over the club taking serious steps towards selling the misfiring Dane.

Rasmus Hojlund has taken fewer Premier League shots this season than relegation-bound Leicester City full-back James Justin / George Wood/GettyImages

Ornstein also pointed out that United would likely take a significant financial hit if they were to offload the £72m recruit this summer, given the far inferior sum they could realistically command for a player with fewer Premier League goals than Paul Onuachu, the talisman for a historically dreadful Southampton side.

Hojlund, after all, was one of the five players Sir Jim Ratcliffe named when describing members of United's squad as "not good enough" and "overpaid".

While United may be unable to sell Hojlund, the report claims that the club are "definitely" pushing to sign another striker this summer.

Amorim's Premier League outfit have been linked with a glut of forwards, ranging from a surprise punt on Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta to the universally admired Viktor Gyokeres at Sporting CP. Given the club's financial restrictions, which will be even stricter if they fail to win the Europa League and thereby miss out on a back-door entrance to the lucrative Champions League, big-money acquisitions may remain in the realm of rumour rather than reality.

Ipswich Town's buccaneering young forward Liam Delap represents an intriguing prospect. Thought to be available for £30m in the likely event of relegation for the listing Tractor Boys, the 22-year-old is one of the few relatively affordable figures with a proven Premier League track record.

Delap's tally of 12 Premier League goals is more than Hojlund, Joshua Zirkzee and Alejandro Garnacho have mustered between them this season.