Rasmus Højlund joined Napoli on an initial loan deal from Manchester United in the summer and scored on his debut for the Italian giants against Fiorentina.
Antonio Conte’s side are now preparing to take on Manchester City in their UEFA Champions League opener on Thursday. With the Dane having done well at the weekend, Il Mattino have published an article about the striker.
The newspaper describe Højlund as the ‘boy of truth’. They note that while many were surprised that he scored on his debut, he had previously scored on his Champions League debut for the Red Devils, also finding the back of the net in debuts for Atalanta and Sturm Graz.
The newspaper believe that the forward will start for Napoli against Manchester City and even though he isn’t as fit as Conte would want him to be, Højlund is making a mark already.
There is a growing relationship between the Italian and the Denmark international, who is ahead of Lorenzo Lucca in the pecking order in the absence of the injured Romelu Lukaku.
They indicate that the 22-year-old is filled with enthusiasm of doing well and he is also keen on redeeming himself against Manchester City on English soil on Thursday.
He is said to already be in ‘full swing’ and the newspaper expect the Manchester United loanee to grow in prominence in the next few weeks.