{"id":44926,"date":"2026-03-25T04:12:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/ill-never-manchester-united-star-targets-red-devils-ahead-of-almost-certain-departure\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T04:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:12:46","slug":"ill-never-manchester-united-star-targets-red-devils-ahead-of-almost-certain-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/ill-never-manchester-united-star-targets-red-devils-ahead-of-almost-certain-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;ll never&#8230;&#8217; \u2013 Manchester United star targets Red Devils ahead of almost certain departure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/ill-never-manchester-united-star-targets-red-devils-ahead-of-almost-certain-departure\/#What_Rasmus_Hojlund_said_about_Manchester_United\" >What Rasmus Hojlund said about Manchester United<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/ill-never-manchester-united-star-targets-red-devils-ahead-of-almost-certain-departure\/#Players_loving_life_after_Manchester_United\" >Players loving life after Manchester United<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester United striker Rasmus Heilund has declared that he rediscovered his love for football while on loan at Napoli, aiming to deliver a sly criticism of his parent club.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above <span role=\"presentation\"><u>apple<\/u><\/span>  &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Denmark international started this season as a temporary transfer but is now almost certain to become a permanent transfer, returning to Serie A.<\/p>\n<p>Hoylund has struggled to impress at Manchester United, but previously looked like an exciting young talent at his former club Atalanta.<\/p>\n<p>It seems like being back in Italy has turned out well for Hojlund, so it&#8217;s not too surprising that this deal becomes permanent, as previously reported by Fabrizio Romano in the X-Post below&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Rasmus_Hojlund_said_about_Manchester_United\"><\/span>What Rasmus Hojlund said about Manchester United<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hoylund spoke about his struggles at United, saying that at one point during his time at United he felt things were over for him, but that he &#8220;never&#8221; believed he could return to his best.<\/p>\n<p>Romano says he feels he has rediscovered his love for the game since leaving MUFC for Napoli, so watch below&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAt a certain point, it felt like it was over,\u201d Hojland said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Here in Napoli, I rediscovered my love for football. Even people back in Denmark looked down on me, but I never stopped believing.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Players_loving_life_after_Manchester_United\"><\/span>Players loving life after Manchester United<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This sounds pretty awful for United, but it&#8217;s clear that the talented young player is very happy to be spending time at the club.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see if the 23-year-old can continue to shine upon his return to Italian football, but he is certainly not the only player to have improved in recent years away from United.<\/p>\n<p>Napoli team-mate Scott McTominay is just one example, along with Marcus Rashford, currently on loan at Barcelona, \u200b\u200band Anthony, currently at Real Betis.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United striker Rasmus Heilund has declared that he rediscovered his love for football while on loan at Napoli, aiming to deliver a sly criticism of his parent club. 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