Napoli are prepared to offer Rasmus Hojlund an escape from Old Trafford but only if Manchester United are prepared to make a loss on the striker, according to reports.
Hojlund joined United in August 2023 from Atalanta having impressed for the Italian side with nine goals in his maiden season in Serie A.
Despite still being a raw talent, the forward managed a respectable 16 goals in all competitions last year in his maiden season at Old Trafford.
However, the Denmark international has failed to kick on this season and is currently enduring a bad run of form in front of goal.
The 22-year-old has just two Premier League goals so far this campaign and has not scored in his last 16 games for the Red Devils.
Ruben Amorim’s side have looked devoid of quality in the final third, with Joshua Zirkzee – brought in from Bologna last summer – also failing to prove a regular source of goals.
United’s dire financial situation will likely force the club to sell players this summer if they are able to improve in key positions.
And according to talkSPORT, Napoli could be willing to take Hojlund off United although they will be seeking a cut-price deal for the striker who has yet to fulfil his potential.
Napoli currently sit second in Serie A and have a working relationship with United having signed Scott McTominay last summer.
Romelu Lukaku currently leads the line for Antonio Conte’s side who are also set to welcome back Victor Osimhen from his loan spell at Galatasaray in the summer.
The Nigerian striker, who has scored 76 goals in 133 appearances for Napoli, looks likely to find a new permanenat home before next summer and has previously been linked with United.
However, it is said that a potential swap deal between Hojlund and Osimhen could prove difficult to reach an agreement on.
Speaking earlier in the month, Amorim backed Hojlund to get back to his best but admitted the striker must remain calm during his dry spell for the club.
‘He needs to understand that sometimes he has to do a job without touching the ball,’ Amorim said after Unired’s FA Cup win against Leicester.
‘He cannot get so frustrated because in the next play, maybe he will have a situation near the goal. So he has to be calm.
‘But this is a character, and if you know so many players from that kind of character that he has from that country, they always want more. They want to score, they feel the critics.
‘So, it’s a good thing, but he will improve. And a striker needs a very good team to deliver very good balls for him, and we are not helping our strikers at moment.’
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