Kevin De Bruyne has excessive hopes for teammate Rasmus Hojlund, who’s at present seeing out the ultimate weeks of his mortgage spell with Napoli.
De Bruyne pulled the curtains on his Manchester City tenure final summer time after a 10-year stint with the Blues, earlier than becoming a member of the reigning Serie A champions as a free agent.
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What De Bruyne had to say about Hojlund
Alas, he has been enjoying alongside former Manchester United star Scott McTominay and Hojlund for the marketing campaign, and is impressed with what he’s seen of the latter.
De Bruyne mentioned of the Denmark worldwide, as per La Gazzetta dello Sport (relayed by UtdDistrict): “He can become a top player, he has great qualities. He had a difficult time at United, but now he’s doing very well here.
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“He’s still young. He has a lot of time ahead of him.”
United are unlikely to profit if the striker does certainly enhance, because it’s practically set in stone that Napoli will activate Hojlund’s £38 million buy option and signal him completely at the finish of the time period.
Still, membership chiefs are glad with their determination to offload Hojlund and bring in Benjamin Sesko instead, with the Slovenian now on a stellar run of seven objectives in his final 10 Premier League appearances.
What kind has Hojlund been in this season?
In regard to how the former No.9 is faring in Italy, he has returned 14 objectives and 4 assists in 37 appearances throughout all competitions.
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He’s additionally already claimed silverware in sky blue, as Napoli lifted the Supercoppa Italiana following a 2-0 win over Bologna simply earlier than Christmas.
However, they do sit third-placed in the league desk heading into their conflict with AC Milan tonight, so are tasked with enjoying catch-up to leaders Inter Milan in the coming weeks.
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