Man United flop dubbed "astonishing" with an 8.5/10 rating after he was pushed out by Ruben Amorim
Man United sold several of their ‘flops’ who found themselves in Ruben Amorim’s ‘bomb squad’ in the summer.
The Red Devils have the week off as they don’t have European football, so they will be preparing for the weekend, when they play against Sunderland at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.
However, there are players to watch for United this week, as several of their loaned-out and sold names have been playing in European competitions. Amorim pushed out the likes of Alejandro Garnacho, who played in the Champions League for Chelsea, Marcus Rashford, for Barcelona and Rasmus Hojlund, who featured for Napoli.
Hojlund’s move to Napoli is a loan, but with an obligation to buy, so there is no chance that he will return to United. The Red Devils decided to let him go, and sign Benjamin Sesko as his long-term replacement in the striker position.
Hojlund dubbed “astonishing” by the Italian media
It has been a great start to life back in the Serie A for Hojlund, as he has already scored three goals for Antonio Conte’s side since leaving Old Trafford in the summer. He is playing alongside former Man United midfielder Scott McTominay and former City star Kevin De Bruyne.
This week was Hojlund’s best game so far, as he managed to score twice in the Champions League during Napoli’s 2-1 win against Ruben Amorim’s former side Sporting CP. The Danish international scored both goals assisted by Kevin De Bruyne, and the Italian newspapers are getting excited about how good he can be for the club.
In the morning edition of Corriere dello Sport, Hojlund was plastered across the front page with the word “astonishing”. They also gave the 22-year-old an 8/10 rating for his performance. This was backed up by Gazetta Dello Sport, who also gave Hojlund an 8/10, whereas Tuttosport handed him an 8.5/10 rating after the game.
It seems that Hojlund could be the latest Man United flop to leave and succeed elsewhere, something that will just frustrate Amorim and the higher-ups at Old Trafford.
Should Man United have sold Hojlund?
The logic behind the Red Devils letting Hojlund leave was all with the view that they would replace him in the transfer window, and they did, with Benjamin Sesko. However, scoring just one goal so far, Sesko has had the same issue that Hojlund had, which was a lack of quality service.
Sesko hasn’t had the chance to score many goals, and that is the same reason why Hojlund struggles last season, so was it really worth swapping the Danish international out?
At this rate, Hojlund is on course to score 13 Serie A goals for Napoli this season, which is a decent return, especially in a team with so many different goalscoring outlets. Sesko scored 13 league goals last year in the Bundesliga, which is a similar level, and so is there really much of a difference between the two?
Furthermore, United made a £34m loss on Hojlund’s move to Napoli, and they also spent an additional £74m on Sesko, when in reality, he could turn out to be a very similar story to Hojlund, which just has additional financial loss written all over it.