Conte Sends Message To Man Utd Over Handling Of Rasmus Hojlund

Antonio Conte seems to have sent a strong message to Manchester United and Ruben Amorim for their handling of striker Rasmus Hojlund.

Hojlund was dimmed surplus to requirement at Manchester United but seems to have have found back his rhythm at Napoli under Conte. The Danish forward was allowed to leave Old Trafford in the summer following the arrival of Benjamin Sesko.

While Sesko has failed to impress in his first season at Old Trafford, currently with five goals in 19 appearances to his name, Hojlund has found the back of the net on nine occasions so far this term.

Hojlund has also regain the confidence that saw Manchester United splash out £64 million (€73.8m/$85.9m) to sign him from Atalanta.

That improvement has been noted by Conte, who praised the young striker and also sent a subtle dig towards Amorim and United, suggesting that Hojlund has benefitted from working under a better coaching system.

Rasmus Hojlund has been in top form for Napoli this season. (Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Speaking ahead of Napoli’s Serie A clash with Parma on Wednesday night, Conte said: “Rasmus is a player who has improved so much since he first arrived. He is 22 years old, we saw great potential in him, but inevitably these lads need to be coached by people who can improve them, teach them how to work for the team, the positioning, when to go towards the ball and when to attack the space.

“Our job is to keep improving all the players and make them better than when they first arrive.”

Hojlund is enjoying a more prolific campaign in front of goal this season and he would love to have his loan spell made permanent.

Napoli need to qualify for the Champions League for Hojlund’s move to be automatically sealed and Conte’s side are locked in a fascinating race for both the Serie A title and places in Europe’s elite club competition next term.

Inter and AC Milan sit in first and second place in Italy’s top flight, while Juventus and Roma are also firmly in the hunt for top-four positions.