Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink thinks incoming Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag should aim to “build the team around” Tottenham striker Harry Kane and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham.
Neither player is on, or even close to being on, the Red Devils’ books but there has been speculation linking both players with moves to Old Trafford over the past year.
Ten Hag was confirmed as the new permanent manager at Man Utd last month with the Dutchman taking over from interim boss Ralf Rangnick at the end of the season.
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And his compatriot Hasselbaink reckons Kane and Bellingham would be the ideal additions to help him bring success to Man Utd
Hasselbaink told Prime Slots: “If you’re talking about the League Cup or the FA Cup, Harry Kane may have a chance at Tottenham, but if you’re talking about the Premier League and the Champions League, then he needs to move.
“You can see that Antonio Conte is getting frustrated with recruitment, both adding and selling players, so if he doesn’t continue in his role as manager, then Kane doesn’t have a chance and he will definitely need to leave.
“I don’t know if he [Ten Hag] will, but if I was Man United, and I was reconstructing the squad, he would be one that I would buy.
“Another one that I would buy is Jude Bellingham. If United are serious about rebuilding the squad, go and get Bellingham and build the team around him. They won’t go wrong with him or Harry Kane.”
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Former Chelsea striker Hasselbaink reckons Man Utd “need a reboot” this summer and has urged the club to “forget about the Ferguson era”.
“Ten Hag has been at big clubs,”Hasselbaink added. “He’s been at Bayern Munich [as manager of the second team] which is a really big organisation and he’s been…
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