Rasmus Hojlund helped Napoli win the Supercoppa Italiana with a 2-0 win over Bologna on Monday night, and the striker, on loan from Manchester United, posted a pointed message on Instagram.
Rasmus Heylund appears to have set his sights on Manchester United after Napoli’s 2-0 win over Bologna in the Supercoppa Italiana on Monday night. David Neres scored both goals for Saudi Arabia, clinching the Italian team’s first trophy in the competition since 2014.
Hoylund played the full 90 minutes and contributed to the attack as Antonio Conte’s side enjoyed success. The forward joined Napoli on a season-long loan deal in the summer, but the deal is set to become permanent.
It is understood that the Denmark international’s move to Italy will become permanent if certain criteria are met, including qualifying for the Champions League. Høylund scored just four goals for United last season and found himself falling down the table as Ruben Amorim restructured his attacking line-up.
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The arrival of Brian Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko means Hojland is free to leave. While Mbeumo and Cunha have performed well this season, Sesko has only scored two goals since joining from RB Leipzig.
Since joining Napoli, the 22-year-old has appeared in 19 games and found the back of the net seven times. After lining up for Gri Azzurri alongside Scott McTominay, Hojlund appeared to take to Instagram to criticize his parent club, the Manchester Evening News reported.
Sharing a photo of himself holding the silverware, the forward captioned it: “What a great decision.” The post was liked by several of Hojlund’s former United colleagues, including Lisandro Martinez, Chido Obi, Patrick Dorg and Andre Onana. Dorgu and Obi also left comments congratulating the striker.
After the match, Conte reflected on his team’s performance and criticized the game against United along with Hojlund. “If you look at how many chances we created, we could have been more effective,” he commented.
“We played a great game in all aspects. The first goal was the champion’s moment of brilliance. The other situations were carefully designed to have a lot of players in the box and put pressure on the opponent.
“Hylund and McTominay did not play for Manchester United, so there must be a reason given the work that I and my staff have done. I believe that our job is to expand the player’s knowledge and make him stronger.”
“I’ve invested a lot in it and I think all the players I’ve worked with have always improved technically, tactically and mentally. We lacked a clinical finish against a strong team, but it was still a great performance. I can only be happy and proud.”
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