ended with another deadline day loan<\/a> for the player.<\/p>\nHojlund\u2019s loan to Napoli, which looked like a matter of when, and not if, it is made permanent, could go the same way.<\/p>\n
Fabrizio Romano, speaking on his YouTube channel, said that the broader details of the agreement that have been reported until now are correct, but one detail has gone under the radar.<\/p>\n
Not only do Napoli have to qualify for the Champions League, but Hojlund also needs to play a certain number of games for that option to turn into an obligation to buy. <\/p>\n
Romano said: \u201cI wanted to mention something on [Hojlund] to clarify the numbers of the deal, as there was confusion in the final days.<\/p>\n
\u201cManchester United received \u00a35.2 million paid immediately, plus coverage of the salary of Hojlund for this season. [Napoli] will have a buy option close to \u00a338 million.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis buy option clause can become mandatory based on Napoli qualifying for the Champions League. And then on the appearances of the player. So there is a number of appearances that have to be guaranteed in order for Napoli to trigger the buy obligation for Hojlund.<\/p>\n
\u201cMan United are quite confident about that because the player also wants to move on a permanent transfer, not a loan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Appearance clause complicates Hojlund deal<\/p>\n
While Romano said that all parties are relaxed about the agreement and expect the deal to become permanent next season, things are no longer as simple as that. <\/p>\n
For starters, Napoli came into the picture for Hojlund in the first place because Romelu Lukaku picked up an injury that rules him out for about two to three months. <\/p>\n
Therefore, it\u2019s reasonable to expect that Hojlund has joined Napoli as a backup for Lukaku, thereby limiting his appearances.<\/p>\n
Then, there\u2019s the situation of Lorenzo Lucca, a typical Antonio Conte striker who also joined just this summer, and will fight Hojlund for minutes immediately.<\/p>\n
In the worst-case scenario, Hojlund becomes the third choice at Napoli by November. <\/p>\n
Finally, let\u2019s consider the finances, which are not in Hojlund\u2019s favour either. The buy option worth \u00a338 million alone would make him the third most expensive player in Napoli history. <\/p>\n
If the loan fee is added, then he becomes the second most expensive, on par with Hirving Lozano, with only Victor Osimhen\u2019s move from Lille ahead of him.<\/p>\n
Would Napoli really feel comfortable spending that money on a player who, as it stands, could be third-choice at his position? <\/p>\n
All of this can only be avoided if Hojlund makes himself undeniable<\/a>, especially in the next three months or so when Lukaku is on the sidelines. <\/p>\nOtherwise, United could be looking at a scenario where they are preparing for an awkward reunion, much like Sancho this summer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rasmus Hojlund\u2019s move to Napoli on deadline day was the biggest indicator of Man Utd\u2019s newfound ruthlessness, but…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":137755,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[17585,403,99],"class_list":["post-137754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-rasmus-hojlund","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Photo by SSC NAPOLI\/SSC NAPOLI via Getty ImagesRasmus Hojlund\u2019s Napoli loan key detail<\/p>\n