I agree with everything said about how Højlund still is a bit rough around the edges.
One advantage he has though is that he is the forward type/personality who finds ways to make himself useful when he is on the pitch. I would compare him to a young Danny Wellbeck in that regard, and it’s a big advantage he has. It gets you into starting XIs, the coach will like you even if you don’t dominate offensively and find the net.
He is rough around the edges in the sense that if we sign him now, next season there will be instances were he receives a pass and it skips 3 feet’s away from him with a defender close by, there will be instances where he has the right intention to deliver a pass, but it goes somewhere it shouldn’t, there will be instances when he doesn’t finish as well as he should.
He also does not have like an abundance of natural skill and flair. He comes at it from a bit of a different angle than many young players. Many kids will have extreme skill and flair — but kind of drown playing against men at the higher level. You get less time, it’s physically tough, defenders are so good, you get nothing for free. But this shouldn’t be mixed up with potential, I think it’s just as common that a kid like Højlund ups his game in those areas as it is for a kid like say a Januzaj to pick up the ability to consistently do it at the pro level while employing that natural flair regularly enough to become one of the best in the world.
For me with Højlund, it just comes down to the price tag. If he comes in with a big price tag, the pressure and everlasting expectations that would put on him would scare me.