Højlund is going to be Napoli's main CF in the absence of Lukaku. His return will probably be no earlier than mid December for now.
The new signing Højlund is on loan there for now of course. There is a buy option of 44 million euros as far as I know. But let's see whether he will perform that good to trigger it by Napoli.
He couldn't prove himself at either Atalanta or Manchester United so far...
You have to remember that they have also bought Lucca as well.The new signing Højlund is on loan there for now of course. There is a buy option of 44 million euros as far as I know. But let's see whether he will perform that good to trigger it by Napoli.
He couldn't prove himself at either Atalanta or Manchester United so far...
https://www.transfermarkt.com.tr/lorenzo-lucca/profil/spieler/572265
This dude is not nothing, he is on loan of course but he is a great player and he could take some of the games. I do not see them playing with two strikers, that is not the way Conte plays, so that means Hojlund and Lucca will end up battling for the position.
Hojlund is better in my eyes, while he wasn't great at United, he was awesome in Italy before he went there, so he could go back to being awesome here again. If that does happen, then he can cut Lucca and play. If not, and Hojlund plays a few games not so well, Lucca is right there to take his spot.
Plus, training is important for them now as well, because if they do train then we are going to see these players battle there, they have to take training seriously.