Manchester United's £72 million centre-forward Hojlund couldn't even find a shooting boot in a business match. Against the ASEAN Stars, he was still inactive, and on one occasion he retreated to the centre circle and then picked up the ball and passed it directly to his opponent. The 22-year-old Danish striker's days at Old Trafford may have entered the countdown. But ironically, he also has a lot of potential buyers, mainly from Serie A.
According to the Western media "Fichajes Transfer Network", three of the top four teams in Serie A this season have expressed interest in Hojlund, including champion Napoli, runner-up Inter Milan and fourth Juventus. Atalanta, the only one who hasn't moved, is the old club of Freighter, and they probably know very well that United will not agree to sell him back to them at a low price.
Italy's Il Napolista reports that Manchester United transfer negotiator Matt Hargreaves led a delegation to Napoli for talks, with the latter interested in both Hojlund and Garnacho. Hargreaves allegedly met with sporting director Giovanni Manna and president Aurelio de Laurentiis.
Napoli are handling the transfer of Ligue 1 Lille striker Jonathan Davy, but a deal for Hojlund is also being discussed. Napoli have also offered to exchange Osimhen for Hojlund, in which case United would have to pay 40 million euros. But the deal was not too practical, as Osimhen, who scored 36 goals in Galatasaray, asked for £400,000 a week, and Riyadh Crescent of the Saudi Arabian Pro League was willing to offer it, while Manchester United could not afford it.
Inter Live says Inter Milan also want Hojlund, and they intend to rent-to-own, with the option to convert into an obligation as long as the Manchester United striker's performance meets certain conditions. The plan to bring in Hojlund is said to have been unanimously agreed by the Inter hierarchy, who are willing to offer the player a four-year contract. They will be hoping to have another striker in addition to Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram to replace veterans Arnautovic and Joaquin Correa.
Inter had been on the radar of Hojlund before United signed him, but the Reds' £72 million leave the Nerazzurri disappointed that no other team would match the outrageous price. Although he didn't get Hojlund at the time, Simeone Inzaghi still admired him, and even after his poor performances at Manchester United, Inzaghi Jr. maintained his confidence in him.
In addition, Juventus are looking to purge central striker Vlahovic, and the departure of Kolo Muani, who is on loan from Paris Saint-Germain, is still undecided, so the 'Old Lady' also needs a new striker, and Hojlund is also a target for them.
Hojlund's salary requirement is said to be around €4 million per year, which is within the reach of the Serie A team. But Manchester United wants to sell Hojlund for 50 million to 55 million euros (42 million ~ 46 million pounds), and the Italian wants to lower that amount.
In addition, AC Milan, who did not qualify for Europe like Manchester United this season, was revealed to have joined Garnacho's contenders. The 20-year-old Argentine winger fell out with Amorim and is likely to leave the Red Devils in the summer window. Napoli were interested in him back in January, however Milan are also considering bringing him in. Milan could lose 25-year-old Portuguese winger Rafael Leao, with Garnacho likely to take his place. The Rossoneri have met with Leao's agent in recent days.
Manchester United are hoping to get at least £50 million (€60 million) from the sale of Garnacho, with interest from Italy, with former Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag's Bayer Leverkusen, Premier League side Chelsea and La Liga's Atletico Madrid all keeping an eye on his moves. In addition, Garnacho's agent is said to have reached out to Arsenal and Real Madrid.