Rasmus Hojlund’s second season stats at Manchester United make for grim reading with the 22-year-old managing only three Premier League goals all season.
Only two of them have come under Ruben Amorim who has been far from impressed with the Dane, who endured another miserable night on Thursday against Olympique Lyonnais.
Apart from the lack of goals, the 22-year-old’s overall gameplay has also left a lot to be desired with the former Atalanta ace always more eager to back into defenders that use his smarts to deal with pressure from defenders.
While the Denmark international is still young, the head coach does not have the luxury of time and he wants to move him on and replace him with a ruthless goalscorer in the summer.
Rasmus out
However, INEOS are aware that not too many teams will pay the initial fee of £64 million the Red Devils had splurged on Hojlund in 2023 given his woeful form, and are hence open to the idea of a loan exit.
Juventus and Napoli are among the teams interested in the out-of-form striker with TuttoSport claiming that the Turin-based club are ready to move ahead with a loan offer.
The Bianconeri are eyeing a loan deal with an option to make the move permanent but the deal has to be done before the Club World Cup which begins in two months time.
“Rasmus Hojlund needs to be revitalized. But it would also be a low-cost deal for this reason, with Juve sniffing out the possibility of a loan, perhaps at a cost, with a view to purchasing in the future.
Juventus eyeing him on loan
“Nothing has been agreed at the moment. However, there have been exploratory contacts from the Juventus management towards the player’s entourage.
“The English club’s idea for next season is to seriously restructure the forward department and they would prefer to say goodbye to the Dane, also for the prospect of a better deal.
“From Juventus’ perspective the prospect of having him right away for the Club World Cup is quite tempting, since he would numerically replace Milik, destined for an early separation.”
The Peoples Person had written about the 20-time English league champions slapping a €60 million price tag on Hojlund’s head and it will be intriguing to see how this saga unfolds.
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Ayantan Chowdhury
Ayantan has worked for 10 years in the Indian sports media industry, writing for the biggest newspapers and websites but his heart was always set on writing about his favourite club. Currently an editor at The Peoples Person. You can follow him on X: @ayantanc_25
