Rasmus Hojlund will soon join Manchester United after the team reached an agreement with Atalanta
The estimated total cost of the arrangement is £64 million, plus an additional £8 million in add-ons. The talented forward will give Erik ten Hag’s squad an intriguing attacking option.
The shirt number a new player will don at Old Trafford is one of the most eagerly awaited components of a signing. Two recent additions, Mason Mount and Andre Onana, haven’t let us down in this area.
The English midfielder has donned the recognizable number. 7 shirt, while the goalkeeper opted not to wear the customary no. 1 for the starting goalkeeper.
Hojlund will join the team as the preferred number nine, but it’s unlikely that he’ll be able to wear that number next season.
Since Romelu Lukaku left the team in 2019, Anthony Martial has worn that jersey. When he first joined United in 2015, he also wore it, but it was taken off when Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined the team two years later
This summer, finding a striker has been prioritized because of his inability to stay fit. Although Ten Hag thinks highly of him, the manager is aware that his erratic behavior and instability are major red flags.
Even though it was highlighted that the manager is impressed with what the player can provide when healthy, Ten Hag’s worries that he cannot depend on the Frenchman have put his future in peril, according to Jamie Jackson of The Guardian.
Contrarily, a sale is less likely, particularly in light of the shallow upfront depth. Of course, Hojlund’s presence would prevent him from donning the No. 9 jersey, which he wore when he originally joined the squad at SK Sturm Graz.
But if another player leaves the team, Hojlund would be able to preserve the number on his shirt from Atalanta.
Brazilian midfielder Fred has “no difficulty” getting along with Galatasaray, and other teams are reportedly interested in hiring him this summer.
In the upcoming weeks, departures are predicted in order to make room for a midfield addition, and Fred’s departure would give Hojlund the no. 17 jersey. His winning number in his sole election in Atlanta last term was that.
