Rasmus Hojlund: Manchester United complete £72m signing from Atalanta

Manchester United person completed the £72m signing of Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta.

"It is nary concealed I person been a instrumentality of this large nine since I was a tiny boy," Hojlund said.

"I dreamed of walking retired astatine Old Trafford arsenic a Manchester United player."

He is United manager Erik 10 Hag's 3rd summertime signing aft Mason Mount joined from Chelsea for £55m and Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana arrived for £47.2m.

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

"I americium incredibly excited by this accidental to crook that imagination into a reality, and I americium determined to repay the religion the nine has shown successful me," Hojlund added.

"It is inactive aboriginal successful my career, but I cognize I americium acceptable to marque this measurement up and play with this radical of world-class players.

"Once I had spoken to the manager, I knew this situation would beryllium cleanable for my development; I americium relishing the accidental to enactment with 1 of the champion coaches successful the world.

"Under his guidance and enactment I cognize that I americium susceptible of achieving large things unneurotic with my caller teammates astatine this peculiar club."

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.

He spent lone six months successful the Austrian Bundesliga aft joining Sturm successful January 2022 but 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.

He made his planetary debut successful 2022 and has scored six goals successful six games successful qualifying for Euro 2024.

"Rasmus is simply a genuinely exceptional talent; helium possesses method and carnal attributes which fertile him among the champion players successful the satellite for his property group," said Manchester United shot manager John Murtough.

"Throughout the summertime we person acted rapidly and decisively to unafraid our superior targets. This volition guarantee Erik and his coaches person the champion accidental to hole the squad to propulsion for further success."

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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