Rasmus Højlund needs to leave Manchester United this summer, with Ruben Amorim’s decision to play others ahead of him the final insult.
That’s according to Danish legend Brian Laudrup, via [Tipsbladet](https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/premier-league/laudrup-faelder-haard-dom-over-rasmus-hoejlund), who believes it’s best if the striker finds himself another club before the end of the transfer window.
Højlund has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford all summer, particularly after the big spend on Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.
He was not in the Manchester United squad for the Premier League opener against Arsenal, in which Cunha was handed the striker role and Mason Mount was returned to the starting 11 as one of the two attacking midfielders.
Reports since have stated that Højlund is done with Manchester United and wants to leave. Napoli are currently pushing to finalise a loan deal to take him back to Italy.
They’re on the hunt for a replacement for Romelu Lukaku after he picked up a long-term injury in pre-season, leaving a gap in Antonio Conte’s forward line that Højlund could fill.
Laudrup certainly wants to see him leave Manchester United and believes midfielders being picked ahead of him by Amorim should be seen as the final straw.
_“He has to go,”_ he said on Viaplay.
_“I don’t see that he has any future at the club at all. If you start playing with mostly midfielders as a 9 and you’re left out, that tells me that he won’t get any chances._
_“He has played the aces he had up his sleeve, and there weren’t many of them last season, in a very, very difficult season, so he should go to a new place now, where he’s loved and gets to play._
_“The only thing I don’t like is a loan agreement. I have to be honest. I’ve tried it myself, and it’s not fun, because you always fall down the pecking order when you’re rented, even if there’s someone who’s been bought for many millions._
_“But it may be that the best he can get is a loan agreement, because there aren’t many clubs in Italy that can afford to buy him, that’s the challenge.”_