Rasmus Hojlund | Napoli player

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gaffs said:
Quite a vague update from Ornstein.

I guess he said this on a podcast or something. He didn't tweet it, so im taking this as more speculative.
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He probably asked someone at the club if they'd be open to selling Hojlund and that person went "ehhhh...probably".
 
Ornstein’s own tweet says increasingly likely he will leave which is different to the other guys post - and obviously DO is the most reliable so feels like a deal is under discussion - DO doesn’t go out on a limb he double sources everything
 
2 man midfield said:
Must be confident we'll land another 9 then
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He can go regardless for me, far rather picking from Mbeumo, Amad/Bruno/Mainoo, Cuhna as the front three, or have Zirkzee and Obi as our strikers if not.

Hojlund has had more than a fair crack of the whip at it now.
 
Seems Atalanta just sold Retegui to the Saudi PL for a decent sum. Have they already lined up a replacement or is there any chance they might be interested in taking Hojlund back?
 
Ish said:
Seems Atalanta just sold Retegui to the Saudi PL for a decent sum. Have they already lined up a replacement or is there any chance they might be interested in taking Hojlund back?
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He’d be good for them- they’ve always been an attacking team, and he’s shown he can do more in Serie A than in the Prem. Could bump up his value.
 
NicolaSacco said:
He’d be good for them- they’ve always been an attacking team, and he’s shown he can do more in Serie A than in the Prem. Could bump up his value.
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Yeah, they’re forwards and attackers always seem to thrive - though they’ve lost Gasperini, so not sure how big an impact that’ll have on them
 
Ish said:
Yeah, they’re forwards and attackers always seem to thrive - though they’ve lost Gasperini, so not sure how big an impact that’ll have on them
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They also have Scamacca coming back from injury and he did well for them before the ACL so they might not feel they need a replacement. If they did take him back it would almost certainly be a loan offer at this stage but that isn't the worst news as a strong season in Serie A might well boost his value in the way Ekitike restored his value after leaving PSG and joining Frankfurt.
 
Gandalf said:
They also have Scamacca coming back from injury and he did well for them before the ACL so they might not feel they need a replacement. If they did take him back it would almost certainly be a loan offer at this stage but that isn't the worst news as a strong season in Serie A might well boost his value in the way Ekitike restored his value after leaving PSG and joining Frankfurt.
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Yeah all their values are shot, loans might be the only offers we get.
 
NicolaSacco said:
He’d be good for them- they’ve always been an attacking team, and he’s shown he can do more in Serie A than in the Prem. Could bump up his value.
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He scored 9 goals in a free scoring Atalanta team. This one would be a bit different and I reckon he would struggle
 
Lay said:
He scored 9 goals in a free scoring Atalanta team. This one would be a bit different and I reckon he would struggle
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Well to be fair he was 19 and predominantly coming off the bench playing as a wide forward with another striker. I do think he would score at minimum 15+ league goals for a decent Serie A side but he fits certain tactics better than others and is certainly not suited to play as a lone striker or in a target man role.
 
NicolaSacco said:
He’d be good for them- they’ve always been an attacking team, and he’s shown he can do more in Serie A than in the Prem. Could bump up his value.
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How so? He scored more league goals in his first PL season than he did in Serie A...
 
He might have a good career, but I can’t see it being here. Last season was so spectacularly awful, doesn’t feel like he can come back from it.
 
Has to go back to the Serie A where he can physically dominate like McT. They're cheat codes in that league. Does Conte need a new striker?
 
I'm genuinely tired of seeing so many posters in different threads naively want to keep him. ''Allow him to play backup to a more senior striker and take the weight off of him''

He's been so bad despite numerous chances and untold patience. It's actually criminal people want to waste more time on him. He doesn't get shots off and he doesn't contribute anything to general play. He might turn it around and go on to have a good career but we're not a charity. There just has to be consequences of having two seasons being a starter at Manchester Utd and performing so poorly. Would any other title aspiring club tolerate such mediocrity? Come on...
 
PES6 said:
I'm genuinely tired of seeing so many posters in different threads naively want to keep him. ''Allow him to play backup to a more senior striker and take the weight off of him''

He's been so bad despite numerous chances and untold patience. It's actually criminal people want to waste more time on him. He doesn't get shots off and he doesn't contribute anything to general play. He might turn it around and go on to have a good career but we're not a charity. There just has to be consequences of having two seasons being a starter at Manchester Utd and performing so poorly. Would any other title aspiring club tolerate such mediocrity? Come on...
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You make a valid point, so what about if we can't find a club interested in signing him this summer?
 
croadyman said:
You make a valid point, so what about if we can't find a club interested in signing him this summer?
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Well we're stuck with him then!

But to be honest, his wages aren't crazy so it shouldn't be too difficult to find a club willing to take him on loan.

I just can't face the risk of another season of what we've had to endure with him for two seasons.
 
Roma Press are suggesting that Dovbyk could be on the move before the window closes with a couple of PL clubs said to be circling and if that happens they want Rasmus to replace him. It is Italian club media so not terribly reliable but the fact that Gasperini is now the head coach at Roma does make it plausible due to their time at Atalanta together.
 
Gandalf said:
Roma Press are suggesting that Dovbyk could be on the move before the window closes with a couple of PL clubs said to be circling and if that happens they want Rasmus to replace him. It is Italian club media so not terribly reliable but the fact that Gasperini is now the head coach at Roma does make it plausible due to their time at Atalanta together.
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I'd imagine less likely since they've loaned Ferguson with option to buy.
 
KiD MoYeS said:
I'd imagine less likely since they've loaned Ferguson with option to buy.
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The Ferguson deal was for depth rather than to replace Dobvyk though, he was just replacing Shomurodov in their squad, he has some potential but has been a non factor for two seasons now due to injuries and loss of form and so he is more of a punt to back up their first choice. If Dobvyk goes then they will be looking for a starting striker and if you want to go back to when Atalanta were putting the screws to us on the Hojlund deal there were plenty of comments from Gasperini about how he saw Hojlund as a future superstar and a great talent so it is not a stretch that he would want to sign him for Roma, especially as we are probably going to be willing to offer any buyer very favourable terms.
 
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It's unfortunate how he's been derided. Young player has tough season in a campaign where the entire team collapsed. Still think he will be a top player and won't mind him Sesko and zirkzee battling it out.
 
Adisa said:
It's unfortunate how he's been derided. Young player has tough season in a campaign where the entire team collapsed. Still think he will be a top player and won't mind him Sesko and zirkzee battling it out.
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What about Chido?
 
I think he needs to move on now for everyone's sake - regardless of whether you think he has potential or not.

His confidence is in the gutter, he's doing none of the basics required of a #9, and any improvement he might show in the odd game is usually lost in the next.

A couple of seasons starting in a decent Serie A team and he could score well. Two more seasons here (starting or rotating) and he'll have missed the key years where he needs to develop his game, quickly.
 
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