{"id":5696,"date":"2026-04-05T14:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=5696"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:04:00","slug":"manchester-united-warned-they-could-be-selling-top-player-this-summer-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=5696","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United warned they could be selling ‘top player’ this summer | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Manchester United are expected to sell Rasmus Hojlund to Napoli in the summer (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Napoli star Kevin De Bruyne says Rasmus Hojlund has the potential to go on and become a \u2018top player\u2019 despite his \u2018difficult\u2019 start at Manchester United. <\/p>\n

Hojlund arrived in Manchester with weighty expectations on his shoulders after United struck a \u00a372million deal with Atalanta for the striker back in 2023.<\/p>\n

But the young centre-forward struggled to live to up his hefty price tag across his first two years at Old Trafford, despite the occasional flash of promise.<\/p>\n

Hojlund\u2019s disappointing return of just four goals in 26 Premier League appearances last season convinced United turn to the transfer market for attacking reinforcements, with the club splashing out around \u00a3200million on Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko.<\/p>\n

With Hojlund deemed surplus to requirements, the attacker\u2019s camp were given permission to talk to other clubs. Napoli were quick to make their interest known, going on to sign the Denmark international on a season-long loan.<\/p>\n

Following in the footsteps of Scott McTominay, Hojlund has enjoyed an eye-catching season in Naples and appears a player reborn.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old has scored 14 goals in 37 appearances for Napoli, finding the target in big moments, both in Serie A and in the Champions League, while building a promising on-field partnership with De Bruyne.<\/p>\n

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Hojlund has scored 14 goals in all competitions for Napoli (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Dane is enjoying playing with De Bruyne in Italy (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018With Kevin you have to think about running, you already know that the right ball will come,\u2019 Hojlund recently said of De Bruyne, who brought his illustrious decade-long spell with Manchester City to an end last summer.<\/p>\n

When asked about Hojlund\u2019s kind comments, De Bruyne told La Gazzetta dello Sport: \u2018I try, but I don\u2019t know\u2026 every time someone makes a move, I try to serve them. I have to try to serve them. <\/p>\n

\u2018If you don\u2019t give them the ball, they\u2019ll stop making a move, and it would be worse for me too. <\/p>\n

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Napoli are ready to make Hojlund\u2019s deal permanent (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018He [Hojlund] can become a top player, he has great qualities.<\/p>\n

\u2018He had a difficult time in Manchester, but now he\u2019s doing very well here. <\/p>\n

\u2018He\u2019s still young, he has a lot of time ahead of him.\u2019<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s likely Hojlund has played his final match for United (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The agreement that saw Hojlund move to Italy included an obligation to buy should Napoli qualify for year\u2019s season\u2019s Champions League. The club are currently well positioned to achieve that, sitting third in the Serie A table.<\/p>\n

But even if Napoli miss out on qualifying for Europe\u2019s premier competition, their sporting director Giovanni Manna has suggested the club are very likely to make Hojlund\u2019s deal permanent.<\/p>\n

The permanent fee agreed between United and Napoli is believed to be in the region of \u00a338m.<\/p>\n

\u2018Hojlund has been instrumental,\u2019 Napoli chief Manna told the Italian media last month.<\/p>\n

\u2018Even when he hasn\u2019t scored, he\u2019s always worked hard for the team.<\/p>\n

\u2018We have an obligation to buy him outright if we qualify for the Champions League, but I don\u2019t think his future lies far from Napoli even if that doesn\u2019t happen.\u2019<\/p>\n

Hojlund still has three years remaining on his current contract with United.<\/p>\n

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