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Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund has confirmed the place he stands amidst raging hypothesis over his future and ideas that the membership are planning to make a transfer for Benjamin Sesko.
Hojlund has endured a troublesome time at United
Hojlund has endured a turbulent time at United since becoming a member of the aspect from Atalanta in the summertime of 2023. United forked out £72m to safe his signature however he hasn’t come anyplace close to justifying that price ticket.
Regardless of managing a decent 16 objectives in his maiden season at United, Hojlund nonetheless struggled with the transition to English soccer. It was not till December that he netted his first Premier League purpose, throughout a 3-2 comeback victory over Aston Villa.
Final time period, his performances and numbers declined dramatically. He netted 10 objectives throughout all competitions, with simply 4 of those coming within the high flight.
Whereas his numbers had been underwhelming, they don’t seize the total extent of his struggles. He discovered it troublesome to grasp the basics of main the road. Fundamentals like holding up play, linking with teammates, making clever runs, and even primary passing had been areas of concern.
United are believed to be open to offloading him, with the strongest curiosity within the Dane coming from Italy. He has been linked to the likes of Inter Milan, AC Milan, Napoli and Juventus however concrete affords for him have but to reach.
As United step up efforts to sign Sesko from RB Leipzig, questions over Hojlund’s place within the squad have grown louder. Even Ruben Amorim has admitted uncertainty over whether or not Hojlund will stay on the membership or transfer on.
Nevertheless, the 22-year-old has made it crystal clear that he has no want to half methods with United.
Hojlund makes assertion on his future and membership’s pursuit of Sesko
After United’s 4-1 pre-season victory over Bournemouth, a recreation wherein Hojlund discovered the again of the web, the ahead spoke to reporters and was unsurprisingly requested about what the close to future holds for him.
On whether or not the membership have advised him something, he answered [as quoted by Daily Mail], “Nothing thus far. I feel an important for me is simply to maintain working onerous and keep centered after which clearly we’ll see what occurs. I feel my plan may be very clear and that’s for me to remain and combat for my spot no matter occurs.”
“Competitors is okay with me, it sharpens me. I’m greater than prepared. I’m feeling sharp so I’m welcoming every part that comes. I feel it’s good with competitors and it solely sharpens the staff.”
“I’m nonetheless very younger. I feel folks neglect that typically, I’m solely 22. Clearly, not each striker is scoring 100 objectives on the age of twenty-two. However I’ve realized rather a lot, I feel you’ll be able to see in my recreation. I’m beginning to develop and change into even higher within the fundamentals. Now it’s nearly sharpening myself and I’ve carried out very nicely within the pre-season thus far. I’m simply specializing in persevering with that.”
Although wanting to function often, Hojlund acknowledged that having a seasoned ahead to share the accountability up entrance may have made his adaptation at United significantly simpler.
“After I got here, (Anthony) Martial was there as nicely. He had a number of accidents, so I clearly needed to take a number of the sport time. That’s simply a part of it. You’re not going to inform me that I shouldn’t be enjoying, as a result of I wish to play each recreation. However I may have carried out with some assist when it comes to sharing the video games a bit, particularly at first. I really feel like I’ve matured rather a lot and I’m prepared for what’s coming.”
The United quantity 9 admitted that he wasn’t adequate final season and may have undoubtedly carried out a bit extra to assist out the staff.
Nevertheless, he famous that he and his teammates are presently working onerous to make sure that the wrongs of the 2024/25 marketing campaign by no means happen once more. He revealed that he has often been reviewing video footage to assist his preparations and enhance features of his recreation, akin to timing runs.
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