{"id":296251,"date":"2023-11-06T13:25:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T13:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=296251"},"modified":"2023-11-06T13:25:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T13:25:03","slug":"man-utd-may-have-thrown-another-72m-down-the-drain-if-hojlund-fear-comes-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/man-utd-may-have-thrown-another-72m-down-the-drain-if-hojlund-fear-comes-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd may have thrown another \u00a372m down the drain if Hojlund fear comes true"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rasmus Hojlund’s potential is undisputable – he is a fan favourite for a reason – but the Denmark striker has joined Manchester United at the wrong time, according to Paul Parker. Hojlund’s early struggles are not entirely self-inflicted, and the Red Devils can’t afford to waste another big-money young talent through a poor surrounding system.<\/p>\n

Jadon Sancho has been one of the stories of the season at Old Trafford amid his continued two-month exile from Erik ten Hag’s first team.<\/p>\n

United splashed \u00a373million to sign him from Borussia Dortmund in 2021 when he belonged in the same conversation as Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr.<\/p>\n

Just two years later, he has repaid little of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s faith and is one of too many examples of big-money signings that haven’t come good at the club now compared to a ‘graveyard’.<\/p>\n

Hojlund – a \u00a372m addition from Atalanta in the summer – has shown glimpses suggesting he has the makings of a prolific Premier League striker.<\/p>\n

He’s still awaiting his first league goal for United after eight games, though, as the club experience one of their worst-ever starts to a season.<\/p>\n

His frustrations reached breaking point upon his substitution at Fulham on Saturday, shouting at the bench before displaying a face of thunder as he sat down.<\/p>\n

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Hojlund’s superb brace against Galatasaray – two of his three goals for the club – offered a taste of the raw talent he possesses at age 20.<\/p>\n

But his development will falter if he continues to be starved of quality service from United’s underperforming attack. And Parker believes he hasn’t joined the club at an ideal time.<\/p>\n

“There is definitely a lot to build on, also keeping his age in mind, even though we have to ask the questions,” Parker told SpilXperten.<\/p>\n

“Is Manchester United the right club for him at this moment in time? No, it is not. Is he being coached by the right manager? Yes, I think he is. Did he arrive at Manchester United at the wrong time? Yes, he did. 100 per cent.”<\/p>\n