{"id":171810,"date":"2025-09-27T00:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T00:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/171810\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T00:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T00:43:09","slug":"little-luck-rasmus-hojlund-now-shares-hidden-pre-match-detail-that-all-man-utd-and-napoli-fans-have-seen-him-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/171810\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Little luck’ – Rasmus Hojlund now shares hidden pre-match detail that all Man Utd and Napoli fans have seen him do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Manchester United and Napoli striker Rasmus Hojlund candidly opened up about the significant meaning behind his all-important pre-match ritual even before he steps on the pitch.<\/p>\n

Rasmus Hojlund is at Napoli after his deadline-day<\/a> move to the defending Serie A champions, with the Italian outfit taking him out on loan for the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n

Napoli have an obligation to buy Hojlund<\/a> if certain conditions are met during his loan spell, including securing Champions League football for the 2026-27 campaign.<\/p>\n

Manchester United<\/a> agreed with Napoli on a clause that would make the 22-year-old Danish forward\u2019s move permanent to Naples for a transfer fee of \u00a338m in 2026.<\/p>\n

Hojlund<\/a> has been afforded the chance to kick-start his career again under Napoli manager Antonio Conte<\/a> after his disappointing two seasons at Old Trafford<\/a>.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Antonio Conte is so \u2018worried\u2019 he is \u2018constantly\u2019 asking Rasmus Hojlund one thing since Man Utd star\u2019s Napoli transfer<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ManchesterPhoto by Image Photo Agency\/Getty ImagesMan Utd and Napoli star Rasmus Hojlund shares the incredible reason why he commits to one pre-match ritual<\/p>\n

Rasmus Hojlund made an impact for Napoli<\/a> in his very first match after his loan move, with Antonio Conte immediately starting the striker against Fiorentina.<\/p>\n

The Manchester United loanee netted on his debut in Napoli\u2019s 3-1 Serie A win over Fiorentina at the Artemio Franchi Stadium earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Hojlund has made three appearances across all competitions for Napoli since his summer transfer and is expected to play a key role for Conte this season.<\/p>\n

The Napoli summer signing spoke with La Repubblica and was asked if he had any pre-match rituals, with Hojlund explaining what he does before he takes to the pitch.<\/p>\n

Hojlund revealed that he will pray to his late grandmother, Bodil, by looking up to the sky where the stars are and seek her support for a \u201clittle luck\u201d before he plays.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore I step onto the pitch, I look at the stars and pray, asking for help from my grandmother Bodil,\u201d he said, as per Tuttomercatoweb<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe passed away six years ago. I pray for her guidance and also for a little luck.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Man Utd star Marcus Rashford sends powerful Barcelona message that backs up his eye-catching stats vs Real Oviedo<\/a><\/p>\n

Rasmus Hojlund shows his true colours about Napoli after leaving Man Utd for his season-long loan<\/p>\n

Hojlund previously played in Italy with Atalanta before United came in and signed the Denmark international for a whopping \u00a372m transfer fee in 2023.<\/p>\n

Speaking about his return to Italy, Napoli striker Hojlund admitted that he felt the spine-tingling aura in Naples during his spell with Serie A outfit Atalanta.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a special football culture here. I felt it right away when I came to Naples for the first time as an opponent, with Atalanta,\u201d he said, as per Tuttomercatoweb<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fans were crazy and very passionate, which makes them different from the others.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe city is truly beautiful; the climate is wonderful. But above all, I found a family atmosphere, which is what I needed at this point in my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

United star Hojlund has spent two seasons at Old Trafford and the former Atalanta forward has only netted 26 times in 95 appearances for the Premier League club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United and Napoli striker Rasmus Hojlund candidly opened up about the significant meaning behind his all-important pre-match…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171811,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,6601,561,82],"class_list":["post-171810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-rasmus-hojlund","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}