Manchester United want to take advantage of the next winter transfer window to part with an undesirable pushed towards the exit by the English club last summer.
Searching for a renowned number nine, Manchester United are part of the sides announced in the running for Robert Lewandowski, FC Barcelona‘s Polish striker at the centre of profound disagreements at the top. The Red Devils will doubtless wait until the end of this 2025-26 season to position themselves on the former Bayern Munich player, at the end of his contract. Until then, Manchester United want to continue the renewal of their attacking sector and intend to settle a centre-forward's departure from the next winter transfer window.
According to information from the Daily Mirror taken up by Team Talk, the English directors want to part with Rasmus Hojlund from 1st January 2026. Loaned for twelve months with obligation to buy to Italian side Napoli, during the last summer transfer window, the 22-year-old Denmark international no longer fits into Manchester United's plans. For their part, the Partenopei find themselves in discussions to definitively secure the former Atalanta Bergamo member's services, without waiting for the end of this campaign.
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Manchester United: Rasmus Hojlund's fine resurgence at Napoli
In case of total agreement between the different parties, Antonio Conte's Napoli will pay out £38m for Hojlund, whose return to the other side of the Alps allows him to regain his colours after very complicated recent months at Manchester United. With the 2025 Italian champions, Hojlund has scored four goals in six matches all competitions combined since the start of the 2025-26 season, including two goals in four Serie A matches.
Author of a brace in the Champions League against Sporting Portugal (2-1), Hojlund is currently away from pitches due to muscular fatigue and has missed the three latest matches for the outfit based at Diego Armando Maradona. Bought in summer 2023 by Manchester United for £64m, the Copenhagen native is part of the major flops of Manchester recruitment in recent years despite his 26 goals in 95 appearances.
This article was originally published on Top Mercato.
