{"id":510438,"date":"2026-04-03T08:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/510438\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T08:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:22:12","slug":"rasmus-hojlund-to-sign-for-napoli-for-38m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/510438\/","title":{"rendered":"Rasmus Hojlund to sign for Napoli for \u00a338m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Rasmus Hojlund will draw the curtains on his Manchester United tenure at the end of the campaign when he signs for Napoli on a permanent deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It will see the Dane officially cut ties with the Red Devils just three years into his five-year deal, having only actually played for United for two seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL STRETTY NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES &amp; BREAKING NEWS \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/stretty-news-app\/id6756271994\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">APPLE <\/a>&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.rsnandroid.sn\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GOOGLE PLAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why United are right to part ways with Hojlund this summer<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yet, the large majority of the United faithful would agree that it\u2019s a wise move from the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Selling Hojlund while his stocks are the highest they have been since he made the switch to Manchester, and when there\u2019s a buyer actually there, ready to pay up, means it\u2019s a transfer that suits all parties involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While the striker, who\u2019s a boyhood United fan, would\u2019ve undoubtedly dreamt of hitting his peak in M16 and representing the side for the foreseeable future, he wants to be a starting centre-forward, and that wouldn\u2019t be the case if he were to stay put.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hojlund overseeing a dismal sophomore campaign in 2024\/2025 left United no choice but to enter the market for a replacement last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Appearances<br \/>\nStarts<br \/>\nGoals<br \/>\nAssists<\/p>\n<p>32<br \/>\n23<br \/>\n4<br \/>\n1<\/p>\n<p>(Hojlund\u2019s Premier League return in 24\/25)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He stayed until the very final stages of the transfer window to gauge how his situation may look, until the \u00a373 million acquisition <a href=\"https:\/\/strettynews.com\/2025\/09\/02\/rasmus-hojlund-benjamin-sesko-manchester-united-napoli\/?_gl=1*tgcbqj*_up*MQ..*_ga*NTgyNjI0Njc0LjE3NzUxNTk3MTg.*_ga_95W7L5XZ6E*czE3NzUxNTk3MTgkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzUxNTk3MzEkajQ3JGwwJGgw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">of Benjamin Sesko set in stone that Hojlund would be fighting an uphill battle<\/a> for game time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Even his successor, Sesko, is struggling to cement a starting spot due to the form of Amad Diallo, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha up front, and that\u2019s with him scoring seven goals in his last 10 league appearances.<\/p>\n<p>How Hojlund is faring for Napoli<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Over in Naples, the 23-year-old has enjoyed more prolific goalscoring form than last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In his 37 appearances across all competitions, <a href=\"https:\/\/strettynews.com\/2026\/01\/15\/antonio-conte-rasmus-hojlund-napoli-manchester-united-serie-a\/?_gl=1*5fw4w6*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTU2NjI2Mzc1OC4xNzc1MTU5NzY5*_ga_95W7L5XZ6E*czE3NzUxNTk3NjgkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzUxNTk3NjgkajYwJGwwJGgw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hojlund has returned 14 goals and four assists<\/a>, and has already claimed silverware in the form of the Supercoppa Italiana.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rasmus Hojlund&#8217;s message after winning his first trophy since joining Napoli \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f\ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cpI0xLS4lU\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/cpI0xLS4lU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prime Video Sport UK (@primevideosport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/primevideosport\/status\/2003413020362309648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cRasmus Hojlund is going to complete his move to Napoli, it\u2019s as simple as that,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/unitedstandmufc\/status\/2039708270965772422?s=61\" rel=\"nofollow\">journalist Ben Jacobs<\/a> when weighing in on the impending deal, which will see United earn \u00a338m from the transaction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\tMore Stories \/ Latest News<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/strettynews.com\/2026\/04\/03\/jadon-sancho-to-miss-three-weeks-shoulder-injury-aston-vill-manchester-united\/\" title=\"The Athletic: Man Utd man now \u2018expected to miss\u2019 up to three weeks of action with shoulder injury\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1495\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zoomed-in-19.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-224957 has-webp lazyload\" alt=\"A Premier League board is held up ahead of kick-off at St. James\u2019 Park.\"  data-\/>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/strettynews.com\/2026\/04\/02\/manchester-united-jarrad-branthwaite-everton-meeting\/\" title=\"Breaking: Man United held meeting with Premier League defender in Feb as they begin scouting Maguire\u2019s successor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1495\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zoomed-in-6.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-232304 has-webp lazyload\" alt=\"MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - 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