From any signing in the Ten Hag era, this is the one i have the most doubts over, its insane that we paid so much for potential not quality. If we only paid 30-40 it would have been ok in the current market, but put it like this, Tonali cost Newcastle less and i imagine he'd settle into our squad far easier
Great potential, excited to see how he performs in his debut match. Would be challenging for ETH as well to decide his playing time, as he started only 20 matches for Atalanta in Serie A last year!
@@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeingsHaaland was sold for so low because of a release clause, although the overall price was far higher than what most clubs could pay.
@@exeterra4825 Roughly the same stats as Cristiano Ronaldo when he was 20. edit: I kinda forgot that ronaldo was lm/lw or something like that, but it's still kinda even
Just shows that referencing stats says nothing about the ability of a player. Hojlund has impressive stats for someone who was 19 at the time@@exeterra4825
Huge prospect doesn't mean anything though. There are probably 100 players you can slap that tag on but most won't make it, and especially not the ones that get crushed by expectations from day 0
With the ridiculous price of transfers in today's market as well as Manchester United's stature as a titan of the sport, signings like this will always cost money and there is always a risk (Martial's long term career). But Rasmus Højlund is the EXACT kind of signing they should be making. The speed, technical ability, high work-rate, versatility, pressing and good hold up play are all there, which is remarkable for a 20-year-old with limited game experience. And that's before you add in the speed and physicality you can't teach. United have figured out that buying strikers past their prime is not the right move to make and are properly investing in their future. People need to remember that many of United's best stars were not the finished article when they arrived like Ronaldo and Rooney and have always been one of the best clubs in the world with regards to developing young talent over the years. Real Madrid have made it their policy lately to pluck young talent with hopes they'll create long-term world class stars too, such as Vinicius, Valverde, Camavinga, and Rodrygo. With any luck, another more experienced striker may come along that lessens the burden he'll have to carry for the team, but he'll definitely be physically ready for the English game more so than others.
Pogba had all those things too, and was proven at the top level. Its not the 70s anymore, just because a player cares when he's 20 doesn't mean he'll care when he's 22. And United, as a club, are experts in convincing players to not care. Will Hojlund still be trying in three years? Sure, maybe. Will Haaland? Maybe. Did Neymar? Dele Alli? 10 years of Barcelona youth products? All of this analysis is pointless, the days of long term investment and progression are long, long gone.
@@YevOnegin very real point you have made here. Something major clubs should think about nowadays instead of handing in 8 year contracts like Chelsea are doing
That's the point, they don't want to see all points of view because they're scared people will say some things that might affect their sponsorships/ad revenue
All due respect, what other point of views are even worth looking at? He clearly did it. Charges were DROPPED, he wasn’t declared innocent by a jury. They were only dropped bc her family probably didn’t want to lose the money he was bringing in. All it’d do is let incels & misogynists troll everyone and cause a shitstorm. It sucks, but it’s understandable.
@@dsi7360 Points of view on what United could have done or should have done could have been discussed in the comments. He wasn't found innocent but he wasn't found guilty either hence the difficult situation that united found themselves in over the past 6 months!
It's not unremarkable at all, it's an absurd amount of money, but this is Man Utd and Man Utd are known to VASTLY overpay for mediocre players, like absurdly overpay, Maguire cost them 80 million pounds lol other teams aren't dumb and know they can get Man Utd to pay top money for mediocre players. People say the Glazers don't wanna spend money, they're already overspending, Man Utd is one of the highest spending clubs in the Prem, they're just not spending that money well at all, the only really top player they seem to have gotten over the last 4-5 transfer windows was Martinez
Utd fan here so I want him to succeed but I can't say that piece filled me with optimism. A lot of praise from teams with an interest in selling him some goals against mediocre opponents and some criticism of it going to his head. I hope he comes with the passion and work ethic mentioned and then maybe we've got a player. As for the price, well Utd always over pay so no surprise there but then that's what a striker costs these days I guess. Haaland's buyout clause was lower but I'm sure with all the additional fees it shakes out the same in the end and just look at the price of Caicedo. Fingers crossed for you Hoijlund anyway, show us what you've got.
With the additional fees and extraordinarily high wages to make up for the low release clause, Haaland is much more expensive than Hojlund and it doesn't 'shake out the same in the end'. Though of course it all has been worth it for City regarding Haaland. Infact with wages and other costs factored in, Hojlund is actually much cheaper in the long term compared to what a deal for Kane or Osimhen would cost for example. I think even TIFO did a video about the finances. Hope Hojlund delivers on the hype but I do feel sorry for such incredible pressure on a very very young player.
@MayankJha Totally agree and I watched that TIFO piece about the fees too. Good explanation from them as always. TBH I only said its probably the same because I don't know the exact details but it wouldn't surprise me if it was more given Haaland's hype and opportunity. Totally agree with you on the pressure too. First shot off target from him and questions will be asked unfortunately. Wish him the best
@@007feckhe’s on the same wage as KDB, City have been open about this. 800k a week you’re having a laugh 🤣🤣🤣. He’s on less than 400k a week, same as KDB
@@dogdog2635Still, say Haaland’s wages are 370k p/w and Hojlund’s is 70k. That’s 300k p/w more City are paying, which amounts to 15.6m more per year and 78m more for the duration of a 5 year contract - similar to paying for a second Hojlund.
Love that the pictures of Hørsholm make it look like a farming village hahah. It´s actually a suburb to Copenhagen only 30 minutes by car and very expensive.
insane valuation not just for a 20 year old (because there are 20 year olds that are PROVEN, CONSISTENT, like Mbappe when he moved to PSG, Neymar to Barca, etc) but for someone with a lack of data. people excel and start their careers at different times, some future champions were nobodies at 20, some are in the limelight since u13 (xavi simons for example). so 73 mill is not insane for the age. its just insane for the lack of data of the player.
87 club games - 27 goals! 9 in 32 in Serie A last season! £73m! It's worth noting that Lukaku (who seemingly no-one wants) out-scored Højlund in Serie A last season despite playing 7 games less!
@@AhmadSafty96 Lol! What are you talking about? At 16 Lukaku was the highest scorer in the 2009/10 Belgian Pro League, and at 19 he scored 17 Premier League goals in a season for West Brom! By the time Lukaku was the same age as Højlund is now, he'd scored 58 club goals! That's more than double what Højlund has now! Lukaku's club goals by season; 19, 20, 2, 17, 16, 20, 25, 26, 27, 15, 34, 30, 15, 14.... not bad for a striker no-one wants! Not to mention he's Belgium's record goal scorer!
I feel like it’s important to realise that us United fans aren’t comparing him to Haaland or anyone else. Only rivals and neutrals are doing that, and it’s understandable why. After Haaland came in and performed so well, any forward would naturally be compared to him, also the surname plays a part. However, we’re not too sure what we’re getting with Højlund. He doesn’t have to be the most prolific striker but if he can at least start bagging goals and stop us being so wasteful and actually finish the numerous chances we create then he’s done a job well done. Forget what other teams say.
I never thought my hometown club Sturm Graz will be in a Tifo video :D. Hojlund was so great for us, but I cannot help but think that the ManUtd move came too soon and cost too much money. He wasn't even a starter for Atalanta. Give the guy some time to develop.
I think he's worth the money for Man Utd. He's probably the most promising center forward. Greetings from a Rapid fan who envies Sturm for the excellent scouting!
@@md-io4tb Can you really call him "the most promising center forward" when he has not played a single full season as a starter in one of the top 5 leagues yet? I am having a bit of trouble with that honestly. Greetings from a Sturm fan who thinks that Sturm vs Rapid is still by far the best rivalry and prestigious matchup in our league over the past ~25 years :).
@@Pikachu0071000CS He was ok, I saw him mess up, but we also won the cup in penalty shootout with him. I think Sturm wanted to extend his loan but it didn't work out, so they loaned out someone else instead.
I fear for this kid, fans are gonna have unrealistic expectations of him and i dont think they realize he is very RAW. This kid is a project. He is not the solution to United's problems, he isnt the fix.
Ten Hag actually wanted Kane and Hojland. With Hojland slowly implemented into the squad. Unfortunately that didn't happen, so the fans will have to be patient.
As a Copenhagen fan let me put some context to his time there, nobody had any doubt about his talent and most fans were disappointed to see him leave. But it is quite normal for FC Copenhagen that the youth players who get promoted to the first team, spend the first year or two as a rotation player to build up their confidence and skills. Nobody is secured a spot in the starting 11, unless they have proven themselves worthy through training and the game time you get here and there.
The issue I think is the sale of Jonas Wind to Wolfsburg on the last day on the window as I remember. They wouldn't have sold him if they knew that a kinda "too good to be true" late bid on Wind would come (as of the sporting director in a fan podcast). I'm just glad he's proving everyone wrong, he'll always be an FC dreng, but you could definitely justify a sale as of how he unfortunately just didn't score goals when given chances and new striker talent like Orri Oskarsson on its way from the academy. Football is a fun but brutal game
Seems to be a good player but United keeps doing the same mistakes over and over. They spend a ridiculous amount of money for players that might not succeed in the Premier League and be sold for way less. Mourinho said it best when he was the United coach
tbf to United they have also tried to buy the finished article (pogba, lukaku, di maria, sanchez, falco etc) but that failed. People talk about clubs like Brighton having great recruitment, but if United went for the same player Brighton did, it would instantly drive the price from say 2 million to 30 million. Price is determined by the size of the club bidding.
@@RedDevilRundown 100% agree. It's borderline impossible to find a bargain when everyone doubles their price as soon as we walk in the door. 'Man Utd tax' is a real thing.
@@RedDevilRundown Nah mate, nobody is stopping you from doing any of that, you can look at Arsenal's transfers of William Saliba and Odegaard, Tottenham's of Son, City and Sane, even to an extent the earlier transfers of Rooney and Ferdinand and others, you always have to pay more for young talent but that's not to say you can't strike a good deal. Paying 70mil for a striker who didn't even hit double figures in Serie A is comical, even more comical considering Arsenal are looking to offload Balogun for about that amount.
He certainly did not score 16 goals for Copenhangens senior team. Maybe a handfull, but definitely not 16. That must include goals for the youth team, which is quite a different story.
According to transfermarkt he didn't score at all in the Superligaen. The table shows 19 appearances (459 minutes in total), but zero goals and zero assists. In the U19 Drenge Ligaen, where the youth team competes, they've got 15 goals and 3 assists in 27 appearances (2166 minutes). Then we have the Oddset Pokalen, which I believe to be the cup competition in Denmark, with 2 appearances (100 minutes) and again no goals or assists. And finally the Future Cup, which appears to me to be a competition for even younger players than U19 (2 goals and 1 assist in 2 matches). On top of that we have 5 appearances including 2 goals in the UEFA Conference League. This is all I could find from his time in Denmark. All other entries refer either to his time in Austria, or in Italy. I have no idea how to combine these numbers and arrive at 16 goals... Same goes for the number of appearances stated in the video (23).
@@lonestarr1490 His correct senior stats in FC København are 792min/32matches/5goals ( 99min/2matches in Pokalturneringen, 461min/19 matches in Superligaen and 232min/11 matches/ 5goals in UEFA Europa Conference League) from his debut 25/10/2020 AGF-FC København to last game 09/12/2021 FC København-SK Slovan Bratislava (UEFA Europa Conference League)
Atalanta spent 20 million euros..thats alot for a team like atalanta...This boy has a unique profile and is multidimensional...he will surprise many in his first season.
They knew they could make a huge profit off him, baiting some gullible English club. That's also why he was consistently played, although he was far from convincing at the start. Gasperini's enthusiastic words were part of the strategy.
As a Sturm Graz fan, something which I really put close to Utd fans hearts, don't think of him as Haaland type player. Once he will play for you, you will see he is completly diffrent to Haaland, he's talentee in different areas. Also give him time to settle in. Atalanta to Utd is a pretty big jump
@@brothatisfunny yeah exactly like if you're willing to spend 70mil on a prospect who scored 9 goals in 30 games you can spend a bit more and go for someone who's more proven
A decent player for now. Wanted to see him at juve. But as 3rd striker behind valhovic and milik. 73m for him? Absolutely insane for now. Maybe in 5 years it proofed to be a bargain how knows.
He can only prove to be a bargain in the next couple of years, otherwise he'll be simpy a player developed by United, but certainly not worth the money he was paid.
@@myouounoanjii nope...hojlund like halland b*tch if you compare them 😥 Dont put them together under same sentence... Dont you learn from liverpool nunez...overhyped as f ..and ends up aa floop
I'll be completely honest, I know very little about this lad (apart from what football manager tells me) If he turns out half as good as he ends up on that game, then united will have a superstar on their hand However, they've paid for potential, and the lad needs to be afforded time, patience, and due care and attention. He's a young boy, Still learning the game To compare every young striker to haaland is just not feasible. Haaland is a freak, a cyborg. Given time, patience and the right coach, I believe hojlund will flourish
The whole thing about him not playing a full 90 minutes in Denmark isn't too concerning. Since he was only a teenager then, it was just about giving him the minutes to develop some experience and playing time. He wasn't physically ready to play a full 90 as it were.
His stats are similar too. Bendtner was coming off the bench and scoring some important goals at 20. I always felt he could've been a good player if he had a better mentality.
£70+ for that kind of player is mental. ManU making the Chelsea mistake of buying young talent WAY overpriced. He’s good no doubt, but iirc, people weren’t sure if someone like Haaland wouldn’t have to pay a massive farmers league tax after shooting the Bundesliga into oblivion for a season and a half. Here you have a player that has spent a few months in a top league and surely left a mark but nothing justifying $70 mil just yet. Feels very similar to Mudryk honestly. ManU for 12th this season then?
As a United fan im not expecting Hojlund to succeed at united this or the next season but he will be a huge player later i think his physicality will help him a lot in the premier league but i would prefer to have another striker in front of him... Ohh, he costed 64m actually but anyway tifo lately is going downhill
Well this is a huge gamble, huge potential or not, it all comes down to how consistent he can be. Time will tell, would be nice if he would be somewhat a rival to haaland in the prem
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As good as he may be, I don’t think he should be expected to start for United. It’s too early for him and he could use a full season off the bench to adjust to the Prem, when his chances come, he’s gotta make food of it and not play around
as a Juventus fan, and somebody who has seen Hoejlund play many times in serie A...this is way too much to pay. He was linked with Juve as a potential Vlahovic replacement...and most Juve fans were sceptical...especially when it was reported that he would cost 40-50m euros...well if I was hesitant at 40m euros...73m pounds is insanity. He's decent, a good prospect...he's not the next Haaland though, and I fear Man Utd have been had.
I am concerned about this move given he is injured to start his career. If we go on a run of bad form before he starts the pressure on him will be huge.
The lad looks like a good prospect, but imagine Man Utd had paid £73m for a 20 year old English striker? There would be outrage at the price! "English tax" and other myths would be thrown about.
Am reading comments n ppl on here are speaking as if Højlund is gonna be an instant starter or or is gonna have the responsibility of being Utd’s main scorer. That’s not even close to being the case. Højlund is brought in for his potential n he is slowly gonna be integrated into the team. He won’t start every game like a Harry Kane or Osimhen would
It’s an ill advised “meme” move. Already United got ETH who’s seen as a “poor man’s” Pep. Now RH is just going to be seen as the poor man’s Haaland. Unless he can outsmash EH in the Prem, he’ll always be in the shadow of a meme move. RH had the hype and I’m sure the talent and drive. He should have stayed or at least gone anywhere other than United when taking into consideration having space for his own career development. This is without even considering that ETH could be sacked even before he makes his debut. Too much of a rushed move IMO. Olise in contrast made a good call not to rush things. To back himself to develop and that good opportunities will come.
Sancho isn't the problem, United is. Notice that when Ronaldo moves anywhere the entire dynamic of the team changes to accommodate him. PSG didn't accommodate Messi so he struggled. These are some of the best of the best. United needed to have looked at Sancho's situation in the BVB team and asked themselves if they were able to fit that into their tactics to enable Sancho, they didn't - cue struggles. Too many managers are more interested in what they want to play over what the players are suited to and how they can fit together. It's not even that hard to do tbh, you just need to care about something other that your opinions and feelings.
@@les_crow this is true to an extent. But the premier league is different to other leagues, because every team is so good. This makes the tiny details very important. So each player has to perform within a system. This is what people mean when they say a team performs in "moments", it's where a system is not fully implemented and individual talent shines. You will get away with this in a lesser league but found out in the prem. It's why players take time to settle, they need to learn team movements (where and where not to be during a game).
Check some footage of the period when both Sancho and Haaland were playing together at Borussia Dortmund. 65 goals and 35 assists between them in 2 seasons of the Bundesliga, 10 assists from Sancho to Haaland. Sancho is totally worth that money in my opinion, it's Ten Hag's fault that he doesn't know how to utilize him.
Honestly I hate to put my hopes on a 20 year old kid. He may be great but we needed a more senior playeer at united to shield him from the burden of being the only striker that is if Martial keeps getting injured.
Part of me's waiting for it to come out that United only signed him because one of the Glazers thought he was Haaland (or am I just conflating United with Chelsea?)
Dane speaking: It's worth noting who coached FC Copenhagen during his time there: Jess Thorup, a very conservative trainer playing boring football. If he was coached under the likes of Neestrup, the new coach, it might have been a very different FC Copenhagen story. Maybe they would not have needed to bring in Cornelius then, who arrived after Højlunds departure.
Not an United fan. But i can't believe the toxicity in the comment section, amongst United fans and haters, some of whom are in consensus that he will fail. He is a nice player and seems to be a fine guy. People need to get to toxic about clubs and remember these players are people. It's like a job for them. One wouldn't wish an office worker to fail in his job if one hated the company he worked for.
You would think the Athletic would know how to do journalism at this point. £64m = €74m. You used the wrong currency just to make his price seem inflated.
Hmm. There seems to be some warning signs with Rasmus. He needs to be instilled with proper discipline and attitude so that he can fulfill his world class potential without derailing from the said "infinite growth ladder". Utd can be a distracting club at times. But I believe in ETH.
Not who is he where is he. Why would you buy a striker that has a bad back and can’t play. Who would do that. What is the real reason for doing that?? Find out please.
I don't watch serie a, because they're not on tv, epl is on nbc sport now usa channel, but there's no cbs sport, I only watch atalanta when they play in champions league and I saw them only Spanish speaking channels, I don't remember seeing him.
