Manchester United's new striker has enjoyed a rapid rise - and he's still only 20
’s new striker was one of the better players among his peers at HUI, with his physique proving a particular asset as he grew and moved through the age groups. Ability-wise though, he did not stand out above the rest.“There were other players in that group just as good. Rasmus wasn’t particularly fast or had extraordinary technical capabilities,” says Mouroux. “He was just someone that loved to play football. Rasmus is and has always been a hard worker.
Football was his first love though and, if it was to be pursued, the swimming had to go. More formal training than his father and an amateur club could provide was also needed. Despite those who had worked much more closely with him through the youth system arguing he should be granted more opportunities, his technical ability was questioned and his physical attributes overlooked when competing for a place at first-team level.
“They assessed that it was not me who should be trusted 110 per cent and that is their decision,” he said after making his senior Denmark debut last September, even intimating that some of his former Copenhagen team-mates expressed their regret at the club letting him go.By then, Hojlund had already moved on again and was an Atalanta player. If he left Copenhagen with a point to prove, he did so in the space of just seven months.
Even after Roth fell seriously ill and was admitted to hospital, he was exchanging messages with club officials and checking in on nuggets of news: especially anything regarding their new signing. “I’m looking forward to Hojlund, the hellhound,” he texted to Sturm’s president Christian Jauk. Hojlund’s performance that day left quite the impression on one of his opponents. “He will be worth every penny,” said Tirol defender Raffael Behounek. “He’s an absolute machine.”
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