“They will find a way to feed him” – Mikael Silvestre names 4 players who could help Rasmus Hojlund become successful at Manchester United
Former Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre reckons four players could be key if the Red Devils are to unlock their reported latest addition Rasmus Hojlund. They are Bruno Fernandes, Mason Mount, Christian Eriksen and Marcus Rashford.
United undoubtedly missed a pure No. 9 last season. Cristiano Ronaldo failed to adapt to Erik ten Hag's tactics, fell down the pecking order and left in December. On-loan arrival Wout Weghorst scored just twice in the second half of the season, missing a litany of chances before returning to his parent club this summer.
Among the options they had, Manchester United have seemingly chosen to sign Hojlund from Atalanta for around £72 million. The Dane, 20, scored nine times in 32 Serie A appearances last season.
Speaking about the move, Silvestre told Bettingexpert (as quoted by Utd District):
The former defender, who played 361 times for Manchester United between 1999 and 2008 and won 11 titles, added:
Silvestre concluded:
Hojlund has also scored six times in six caps for Denmark. Before joining Atalanta, the forward scored 12 times in 21 games for Austrian first-tier team SK Sturm Graz.
He first made waves with with FC Copenhagen's reserve and U19 teams, netting 17 times in 29 games. Hojlund then scored five goals in 32 games for the Danish SuperLiga side's senior team.
Manchester United fans' wait for a new No. 9 has seemingly reached its end this week. According to transfer news specialist Fabrizio Romano, Rasmus Hojlund has put pen to paper on a five-year deal with the Red Devils.
Romano provided the update on Twitter recently:
In a separate tweet, he added that United plan to unveil Hojlund at Old Trafford before their pre-season friendly against Ligue 1 side RC Lens on Saturday
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