Rasmus Hojlund will almost certainly be a Napoli player next season, the club's sporting director has stressed, after the Manchester United outcast has hit the ground running on the Amalfi Coast. The 22-year-old had joined Man United just two seasons early in a £72million deal with his former club Atalanta, but scored only four Premier League goals in his final term at Old Trafford. For sporting director Giovanni Manna, Hojlund will continue to contribute to the club's goal tally into the 2026-27 season. Manna's bullishness that Hojlund will continue at Stadio Diego Armando Maradonna likely has to do with the terms of Napoli's agreement with Man United. 'The player considers himself a Napoli player, and the same goes for us.

Source: Metro January 01, 2026 01:30 UTC