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Manchester United’s seek for a striker ended in the summertime with the £72 million signing of Rasmus Hojlund, from Atalanta.
Erik ten Hag was determined so as to add a pure centre-forward to his ranks having watched his aspect battle to attain objectives final season.
Regardless of a 3rd place end and and successful the membership’s first trophy in six years, United had been profligate in entrance of objective and Hojlund has been introduced in to vary that.
Hojlund has loved a exceptional rise to the highest of the sport, having come by means of the ranks at Copenhagen earlier than stops at RB Salzburg and Atalanta led him to Previous Trafford.
Nevertheless, as reported by The Day by day Mail, the Dane’s former youth coach Christian Mouroux says it wasn’t apparent that Hojlund would attain the highest of the sport, regardless of taking part in within the 12 months above at youth ranges.
“He was taking part in for the age group above as a result of he was bodily so large, so he was extra developed in that means. However There was no single second after we thought he was going to be a star. There have been different gamers his age simply nearly as good,” he mentioned.
Mouroux added that Hojlund’s twin brothers appeared to be a greater wager to succeed in the heights of the sport. Each gamers are nonetheless taking part in in Denmark and certainly might face Rasmus on this season’s Champions League.
“His two youthful brothers — twins Emil and Oscar, each now at FC Copenhagen — had been extra apparent skills. Rasmus wasn’t a standout,” mentioned Mouroux.
Nevertheless, Mouroux has backed Hojlund to succeed underneath the stress at Previous Trafford on account of his character and need.
“Signing for a staff who’ve purchased him to carry out now, it’s stunning. Figuring out him, it’s a sort of stress he’ll thrive underneath. His father set him up for that,” he provides.
Hojlund made his lengthy awaited debut for United within the painful defeat to Arsenal final weekend and definitely appeared up for the struggle.
The 20-year-old nearly helped United win the sport and would have performed so had it not been for a few controversial selections going in opposition to him and the staff.
Hojlund is about to make his dwelling debut for the membership when United return to motion on the resumption of the Premier League subsequent weekend.
