In the first leg of Manchester United's Europa League quarter-final match with Lyon, in addition to goalkeeper Andre Onana's poor performance, No.9 Hojlund at the other end of the pitch was also lackluster. He was once again unable to score and Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano said the futures of both men hung in the balance, with the 22-year-old Danish centre-forward likely to return to Serie A.
In the rating of the French newspaper "Team Newspaper", Hojlund's score was worse than Onana, and he only got a pitiful 2 points! Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano asserted: "The future of these two players is open, the Serie A club are keen to sign Hojlund, but Manchester United have not yet given a conclusion, so we need to wait."
Among Hojlund and Onana, Hojlund is more likely to be purged. Fabrizio Romano added: "Serie A teams are keeping an eye on Hojlund before the summer window opens. Should United decide to sell him and bring in a new striker, the Italian club is ready to start making substantial contacts. Hojlund's future at Manchester United may be over, I said that in February. Now Italian clubs are calling to ask about him and they feel there is an opportunity to bring the player back to Serie A, and United signed him from Atalanta.
On Hojlund's potential next home, Romano said: "There has been some feedback from the Italian club, we have to look at the price and Manchester United's decision, but it's an interesting situation. Juve like the striker and Napoli want to add important goalscorers this summer, and they both have a genuine interest in Hojlund and are two clubs that are eyeing him."
As a "child dream", Hojlund desperately wanted to stay at Manchester United, but his performance was not competitive, and a dismal return to Serie A was also a way. Amorim will certainly bring in a new striker in the summer window, or even two, with Ipswich's Liam Delap and Wolves' Cunha both on the list.
Once the new signings arrive, Hojlund's status at Manchester United will decline and he will be reduced to a substitute. However, Serie A sides are still interested in him, including Juventus, who could sell Vlahovic who refused to renew his contract, and Muani, who is on loan from Paris Saint-Germain, has not shown great form and is expected to be returned at the end of the season. According to the Italian media "Football Market Network", Hojlund is a target for Juventus.
According to the "All Markets", Manchester United will only consider an offer of 60 million euros (52 million pounds), which is a full 20 million pounds less than the price when he was brought in from Atalanta! However, neither Juventus nor Napoli, another Serie A club interested in the "freighter", will probably accept this price. Hojlund has scored just eight goals in 42 games this season and cannot support that price for the Red Devils.
Former Premier League goalkeeper Hislop said Hojlund's performance at Manchester United did not seem to have been professionally coached and blindly played. "Not only did Hojlund not make a meaningful contribution, I think it's clear that he's very lacking in confidence, and I'm very kind to say that." "When he had the ball, in and around the box, I felt like he was messing around. He doesn't know what he's trying to do, what others are asking him to do, and what's going on around him. A lot of times, he chooses to be simple and crude, which of course doesn't work."
Hojlund has three years left on his contract with Manchester United, and if the club does not pay him a transfer fee of €60 million, Sir Jim Ratcliffe will have to cut his price or seek a player swap. Napoli centre-forward Osimhen is a target for Manchester United, and his liquidated damages are around 70 million euros, and the Italian newspaper Torino Sport says that he can swap with Hojlund, and Manchester United will make up some cash.
Commenting on the progress of Manchester United's new striker, Fabrizio Romano said: "If Ipswich are relegated to the Championship, Delap will be sold for £30million in the summer transfer window, which is a huge opportunity. He's definitely on United's list. Manchester United will decide which striker they want based on the FFP's financial fair play rules, and they will first have to figure out how much they can spend. Chelsea also like Delap and the two clubs are interested. The Bundesliga are also interested in him, but Premier League clubs feel that Delap is a good deal and his salary is not high, which helps the club's finances. Manchester United have had some conversations to understand how the relegation clause works. Chelsea had been in talks since January, but Delap wanted to respect Ipswich at the time. City have a buy-back clause and a 20 per cent sale clause, but they are not acting at the moment."