Erik ten Hag faces a problem Liverpool have already solved as PSG offer $55m for Manchester United goal

Liverpool rivals round-up: Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is complaining about the problems his nemesis has already faced in the transfer market.

With just over a month to go until the summer transfer window, Liverpool are fourth of the Premier League’s big six in terms of total spending.

The Reds have so far spent around $122m (£95m/€111m) on deals for Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister and RB Leipzig’s Dominik Szoboszlai, but their midfield overhaul could still continue with a move to Southampton Romeo Lavia.

It’s Arsenal who have invested the most money to date, breaking the UK transfer record by signing Declan Rice from West Ham for $135m (£105m/€123m) and also spending heavily on Chelsea’s Kai Havertz and Ajax. Jurriën Timber’s takes his spend to around $257m (£200m / €234m)

Spurs are next, albeit far behind at $149m (£116m/€136m), having added Leicester City’s James Maddison and Empoli’s Guglielmo Vicario to its ranks and made transfers for Pedro Porro and Dejan Kulusevski permanently.

Manchester United are not too far ahead of Liverpool with $129m (£100m/€117m), moving up the table after recruiting Inter Milan’s Andre Onana this week to add to his earlier attack on Chelsea’s Mason Mount. Chelsea themselves are level with Jurgen Klopp’s side having signed Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig, Nicolas Jackson from Villareal and Ângelo from Santos, while three-time winners Manchester City are a distant second at $39m (£39m). ) and 14th in the league at €30m/€35m. ) Mateo Kovačić (Chelsea) his only new purchase to date.

Here, Liverpool.com takes a look at other top teams in the Premier League and across Europe for an overview of what’s going on at other clubs.

PSG offer Manchester United to target Rasmus Højlund

According to David Ornstein of The Athletic, Paris Saint-Germain have made a rival bid for Manchester United target Rasmus Højlund.

PSG have made a bid of $55m (£43m/€50m) for the 20-year-old, the same amount Manchester United announced as an upfront payment.

Crucially, the Red Devils are also offering to pay Atalanta an additional $11m (£8.6m/€10m) in surcharges, which should theoretically work in their favour. The PSG options in the number nine option seem a little limited, with Kylian Mbappé, perhaps on the road to the outside and Mauro Icardi will appeal unlikely after the season on loan in Galatasaray. Hugo Ekitiké lets the 21 year old signed by Reims last summer.

Liverpool.com says: Manchester United can win the race for Højlund, but it is not an agreement that will necessarily influence their competitors.

While the Dane of last season scored a laudable 16 goals in 42 performances in all games, it is still quite inexperienced, after playing only 32 games in one of the first five European competitions after transferring the Austrian dress Sturm Graz last summer.

Consequently, it may take some time before it can touch the elite numbers at Old Trafford, and this does not seem the type of signature that Manchester United will make a candidate for the Premier League trophy. Erik ten Hag admits two Man Utd weaknesses
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said his side need to improve their pressing and finishing after losing 2-0 to Real Madrid in pre-season.

An early goal from Jude Bellingham and a late strike from Joselu condemned United to defeat at NRG Stadium in Houston as Ten Hag’s men completed the third of their four pre-season games in the United States.

Manchester United, starting with Marcus Rashford at the helm, failed to score despite shooting 15 times throughout the match, as many as Real.

Ten Hag says his side need to be more precise in front of goal and pressing more effectively and insists the club are working hard to bring in a new striker as there are no experienced pros with the No.9 available for him.
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“Two things: pressing can be better from the start and score,” he said of MEN. “And I think we need more players who can play one-on-one.

“We had the situations: it was Rashford, Scott McTominay, [Alejandro] Garnacho, you have to score. It’s always hard to see, but we work 24/7. We do a lot at the club, all the power to stay Together.

“We never talk about players under contract with another club. We have our goals, we are there 24/7, we are there, with the right player to sign with us.”

Liverpool.com says: When it comes to firepower, Liverpool are certainly not worried. The Reds have lost Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané in the last 12 months, but the arrivals of Luis Díaz Darwin Núñez and Cody Gakpo have left Klopp with a host of potentially explosive options.

Ten Hag, on the other hand, are in dire need of options after Cristiano Ronaldo’s unceremonious departure last year and Wout Weghorst’s memorable loan spell came to an end. This of course explains the persecution of Højlund mentioned above.

In terms of pressing, Liverpool have been at the center of this transfer window, as the signing of Szoboszlai best exemplifies. The Hungarian is a specialist in the field, finishing sixth in the Bundesliga last season with high turnovers (via The Analyst) and has bolstered the team’s first line of defence.