Man Utd told Rasmus Hojlund can turn into lethal transfer target they missed out on this window

Manchester United ruthlessly discarded Rasmus Hojlund this transfer window, but they’ve been warned that he could turn into the player they wanted to, but couldn’t sign.

As soon as Benjamin Sesko’s signature became a distinct possibility, Ruben Amorim’s treatment of Rasmus Hojlund completely flipped.

He was effectively forced out of Old Trafford despite wanting to stay and fight for his place, with the manager making it clear Man Utd didn’t see a future for him.

Now at Napoli alongside Ballon d’Or nominee Scott McTominay, United have been told that Hojlund can turn into the lethal player they wanted to sign this summer.

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Strong Rasmus Hojlund prediction made

Hojlund didn’t pull up any trees during his time at United, so the club is slightly validated by the decision to oust him, but perspective is required.

He arrived as an injured teenager and was thrust into the “saviour” role from the first game he was available for, and that, too, in a dysfunctional team.

That dysfunction never sorted itself out, and there was nobody else to take Hojlund out of the firing line, which meant he was trapped in a vicious cycle of low confidence.

It is reasonable to expect that even if Hojlund isn’t the world-beater who was promised, he is much better than what he showed last season.

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Christian Lizer, the man who discovered Hojlund in Denmark, spoke to Il Mattino (via Tuttomercatoweb), and said Hojlund’s ceiling remains sparkling.

He said Hojlund didn’t always make the right decisions at United either, but in a new environment, he can fly, potentially becoming Napoli’s new Victor Osimhen.

He said: “We reprimanded [Hojlund] several times for some decisions. But he needed help. He was alone, his first experience away from home. I think Napoli is the right choice for him. It wasn’t easy in Manchester, especially not when you’re just over 20 like him. With Conte, he can become the new Azzurri Osimhen.”

United wanted to sign Osimhen in the summer window, but the finances didn’t make sense for them. Pundits backed Osimhen as United’s ideal striker, so being told they might have sold a player who can become Osimhen 2.0 will hurt.

Man Utd might live to regret Hojlund decision

Even if Sesko was signed and United didn’t play many games, trying to negotiate a permanent buy clause for Hojlund could end up as one of Man Utd’s regrets in the transfer window.

This is a player who showed model professionalism to fight for his place, and was showing signs of revival in pre-season this year as well.

Instead of having two young and exciting strikers sharing the load, United have effectively put Sesko in the same position that killed Hojlund’s confidence.

He has already caught flak for not scoring, despite having three cameos off the bench and a start against Grimsby in a game where the team stopped playing football.

Sesko has proven so far that the malaise surrounding the striker position at United is not personnel-specific, which only strengthens the argument that Hojlund will explode elsewhere.

Whether he becomes the second coming of Victor Osimhen or not is too fancy to debate about in the short term, but he could definitely prove United wrong.

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