Manchester United paid Atalanta £72million to sign 20-year-old striker Rasmus Hojlund, but the Danish striker’s youth coach thinks Nicklas Bendtner had more ability
Rasmus Hojlund has the right mentality to be a success at Manchester United, but he doesn’t have the natural talent of former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner.
That is the opinion of Hojlund’s youth coach, who has given his honest assessment of United’s £72million summer signing. The 20-year-old joined the club from Atalanta on a five-year contract in August, but has only made one brief appearance so far.
Hojlund arrived with a minor injury and made his debut off the bench in the 3-1 defeat at Arsenal before the international break. Despite defeat, he showed plenty of promise and Christian Mouroux, of Danish side Horsholm-Usserod Idraetsklub, believes there is more to come, with his strong personality potentially a bigger asset than his ability.
“A good comparison can be made to the other rising superstar we had in Nicklas Bendtner. They are both number nines, both very physical and have this twinkle in the eye. They are humorous, outgoing and cheeky,” Moroux, who worked with Hojlund from the age of 12 and followed Hojlund to Brondby as a coach, told The Sun.