Manchester United are interested in 21-year-old Croatian Martin Baturina
Manchester United are interested in Dinamo Zagreb’s Martin Baturina and have sent scouts to watch the striker recently according to reports.
On top of a busy window as five new players entered the door including Manuel Ugarte and Joshua Zirkzee but it was a difficult start for United.
Having survived an end-of-season review Erik ten Hag is under increasing pressure having lost two of his first three league games of the season, including a 3-0 defeat by Liverpool at Old Trafford before the international break.
United are interested in Baturina
The summer window may be closed but clubs will be thinking about the players they can bring in over the next few windows and making recruitment plans.
According to Croatian club Germanijak, United are high on Baturina’s target list and have sent scouts to watch the 21-year-old in Croatia’s games against Portugal and Poland at the Nations League.
The report added that Baturina was about to join Fiorentina but chose to continue with Dinamo, where he will play Champions League football.
It was reported that Leeds had a £25m offer accepted for the striker but Baturina rejected it.
Whether United will make a bid for the youngster remains to be seen, but the report adds that Dinamo are willing to offer Baturina a new deal that would make him one of the club’s highest paid players.
Baturina joined the Dinamo team and since joining the first team in 2021 he has played 126 games, scoring 16 goals and providing 32 assists.
The Croatian is a prolific player and scored five goals and registered eight assists as Dinamo won the Croatian title last season.
With Leeds reportedly having a £25m bid rejected it is possible that if Baturina has a good season his price will increase and he is still contracted to Dinamo until 2028.
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