Rasmus Hojlund was dimmed surplus to requirements at Old Trafford following the £73.7million signing of Benjamin Sesko.
Hojlund, 22, completed a season-long loan move to Napoli on transfer deadline day, having spent two years with the Red Devils. United received a loan fee of £5.2m and the Danish striker will join the Italian side on a permanent basis for £38m next summer if the Serie A winners qualify for the Champions League.
In what many considered a good business for United, Hojlund’s former teammate Patrick Dorgu has revealed his late departure from came as a shock.
The United wing-back who is currently on international duty with Hojlund has spoken about his former departure, comparing it to that of Christian Eriksen after his contract with the Red Devils expired in June.
Rasmus Hojlund and Patrick Dorgu during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Quarter Final First Leg match between Olympique Lyonnais and Manchester United. (Photo by Franco Arland – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
“That’s how it is in football. You never know when it’s your turn to move on,” Dorgu told Danish outlet Ekstra Bladet. “We knew it would happen to Christian, but it was perhaps a bigger shock that Rasmus had to move on.
“I talked to him a lot during the process and could sense which way it was going. Hopefully, we will now see each other every time on the national team.”
Dorgu, speaking ahead of Denmark’s World Cup qualifier against Scotland on Friday, appreciated his compatriots’ company when he joined United in January, but he’s ready to be independent and lives alone in Manchester. “I have been very happy to be team-mates with Christian and Rasmus,” the left-sided defender continued.
