Rasmus H\u00f8jlund has used a Supercoppa triumph to underline the decision that took him out of England and back to Italy. After posting a picture of himself holding the trophy, he wrote: \u201cWhat a great decision looks like.\u201d Many supporters read the message as a deliberate barb aimed at his former club.<\/p>\n
The sequence that led here was public. H\u00f8jlund had an encouraging debut season at Old Trafford, scoring 16 goals, but he struggled for form last term and saw his confidence ebb. United\u2019s investment in Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko ended H\u00f8jlund\u2019s time there, despite his initial wish to stay.<\/p>\n
Napoli paid the equivalent of \u20ac50 million for the 22-year-old, a figure below the \u20ac75 million plus add-ons United had paid to Atalanta in 2023. While that represents a loss on the original outlay, it still delivered a significant transfer fee and cleared the way for both player and club to move on.<\/p>\n
On the pitch, H\u00f8jlund has found a sharper rhythm in Serie A. He has scored four league goals in 11 appearances, matching his Premier League return from 2025\u201326 in 21 fewer games. Across all competitions he has seven in 19, including a goal in the Supercoppa semifinal against AC Milan. Napoli completed the competition by beating Bologna at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the trophy is the third of his career.<\/p>\n
Observers argue H\u00f8jlund looks better suited to Italian football and has often shown stronger returns in European competition than he did in the Premier League. Manchester United, meanwhile, have boosted their attacking output after bringing in Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.<\/p>\n
At Napoli he has been reunited with former United teammate Scott McTominay, the reigning Serie A Footballer of the Year. Asked if leaving Old Trafford automatically improves a player, McTominay declined to denigrate his boyhood club. \u201cIt\u2019s just too easy of an excuse,\u201d he told CBS Sports last week. \u201cIn my last year [at United], I did well. I scored 10 goals and we won [the FA Cup].\u201d On Marcus Rashford and last season he added, \u201cWith Marcus, there was different issues which might have transpired which we won\u2019t go into. However, Marcus is a top player and has always been a top player, he\u2019s one of the club legends, scored so many goals for Man Utd, did so many great things,\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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