Manchester United are reshaping their squad ahead of the summer transfer window closing on Monday, with plenty of movement at Old Trafford in recent months.
United signed Benjamin Sesko as their new star striker, with the centre forward joined by Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha in the Red Devils’ attacking ranks.
The Old Trafford side have had an underwhelming start to their Premier League campaign, picking up just four points from their first three games.
However, Ruben Amorim’s United squad looks set to continue to change, with a big-money signing set to leave imminently.
Ruben Amorim looks dejected during a Carabao Cup game between Manchester United and Grimsby
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Rasmus Hojlund set for Napoli loan
With the afore-mentioned attacking reinforcements, United have clearly deemed Rasmus Hojlund as surplus to requirements.
The Denmark international is on the verge of signing for Italian club Napoli on loan, Fabrizio Romano has stated on X, with the Serie A side set to pay a €6 million (£5.2m) loan fee.
🚨🔵⚪️ BREAKING: Rasmus Højlund to Napoli, here we go! Verbal agreement done between all parties involved.
Loan deal for €6m fee with buy option clause to become mandatory under certain conditions worth €44m.
Højlund said yes to Napoli days ago, set for medical in next 24h. pic.twitter.com/ewkRTg7irZ
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 30, 2025
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Hojlund was not part of Amorim’s squad for Saturday’s Premier League game against Burnley, with his omission paving the way for the Scandinavian’s Old Trafford exit.
Goal-shy, but hard-working
While many United fans will not lose any sleep over Hojlund’s departure, allowing the 22-year-old to leave robs the Manchester club of one attribute they have largely been missing.
Hojlund may have only scored 14 Premier League goals in two seasons in England, but no-one could fault the amount of effort and hard work the Dane put in for his side.
Rasmus Hojlund of Manchester United reacts during the Premier League Summer Series match between Manchester United and AFC Bournemouth at Soldier Field.
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United are undergoing something of an identity crisis, with too many players on big wages that are dining out on reputations forged elsewhere.
The club lack fight and determination, with only a few players in the current Red Devils squad fitting the bill in this regard.
Allowing Hojlund to leave may well be seen as the right decision in a footballing sense, but the United squad is losing a player that never lacked effort and whose hard work may well be missed.