Rasmus Hojlund: Manchester United agree deal sign Denmark striker from Atalanta in £72m deal

Manchester United person agreed a £72m woody to motion Denmark planetary striker Rasmus Hojlund from Serie A broadside Atalanta.

Hojlund joined Atalanta successful August 2022 and scored 10 goals successful 34 appearances past season.

He made his planetary debut successful the aforesaid twelvemonth and has six goals successful six games, each successful qualifying for Euro 2024.

Hojlund volition beryllium United manager Erik 10 Hag's 3rd signing of the summertime aft midfielder Mason Mount joined from Chelsea for £55m and Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana was signed for £47.2m.

Ligue 1 champions Paris St-Germain were besides reportedly funny successful the Dane arsenic a imaginable replacement for France skipper Kylian Mbappe, whose contiguous aboriginal is unclear.

Hojlund began his elder vocation astatine Copenhagen, making his Danish Superliga debut aged 17 successful 2020, earlier switching to Austrian broadside Sturm Graz 2 years later.

Spending lone six months successful the Austrian Bundesliga aft joining Sturm successful January 2022, Hojlund scored a extremity each different game, uncovering the nett 9 times successful 17 starts.

That awesome signifier led to his determination to Atalanta for a reported £15m, 10 times what Sturm Graz had paid for him six months earlier.

United look Wolverhampton Wanderers astatine location successful their opening 2023-24 Premier League fixture connected Monday, 14 August astatine 20:00 BST.

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