MANCHESTER UNITED fans branded their club “a joke” after learning that Erik ten Hag snubbed a move for Marcus Thuram this summer.
The French international was available as a free transfer but joined Inter Milan after the Red Devils declined the offer to sign him.
Thuram, 26, was left unemployed this summer after not renewing his contract at Bundesliga giants Borussia Monchengladbach.
He is the son of World Cup winner Lilian and joined Gladbach in 2019 from French outfit Guingamp.
The forward scored 44 goals in 134 appearances during his four-year spell at the German side.
Thuram’s performances in the Bundesliga drew attention from some of Europe’s biggest clubs, including United.
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But Ten Hag’s side quickly snubbed a chance to sign him and went for a more “traditional number nine player” in Rasmus Hojlund, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Romano said: “Marcus Thuram decided to join Inter but was an option for Manchester United last January.
“Thuram was going to be out of contract in the summer and they could have had the opportunity to anticipate a deal in January which United considered.
“But Manchester United thought they needed a different kind of player, a more kind of traditional number nine, and that’s why they decided to go for Rasmus Hojlund.”
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However, fans were not impressed when they heard the Red Devils turned down a deal for Thuram and took to social media to express their thoughts.
One fan said: “This club is a joke. He’s a serious baller.”
Another fan added: “The scouting team pathetic and they will miss alot of players.”
A third said: “Man we missed out big time.”
United signed Hojlund for £72million but he missed the first few weeks of the season due to a stress fracture in his back.
But he eventually made his debut in United’s 3-1 defeat to Arsenal and has since made six appearances, scoring one goal in their 4-3 defeat to Bayern Munich.
Meanwhile, Thuram has made eight appearances for Inter since signing in July and has scored two goals.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
