Manchester United centre-forward Hojlund was once again a laughing stock after another goalless game as he lost 1-0 to Chelsea in the Premier League. If it weren't for the fact that there weren't any other centre-forwards available, Ruben Amorim wouldn't want the 22-year-old Danish striker to start in the Europa League final. Hojlund is likely to be purged in this summer's transfer window, with Serie A sides interested in him, and the latest rumours suggest that Jose Mourinho is also interested in recruiting him to Fenerbahce to play in the Turkish Super League.
At Fenerbahce, Jose Mourinho already has two former Manchester United players, midfielders Fred and Amrabat. The former Red Devils boss has been rumoured to continue poaching his former club, with Hojlund, Jadon Sancho and others among the most recent rumours. It is reported that Fenerbahce wants to bring in two new strikers this summer, as veterans Dzeko and En-Nesyri and Cenke Tosson are all likely to leave.
According to local media outlet "Sozcu", Fenerbahce wants to buy Hojlund on loan for one season and promise to buy him out. Hojlund has failed to score in 2022/23 against Jose Mourinho's Roma in Atalanta and against the Portuguese madmen in this season's Europa League.
Hojlund has scored just three goals in his last 15 games, and sadly, this is a period of his 'highest' goalscoring efficiency this season, with more than 20 games without scoring. When Manchester United brought in Hojlund in 2023, they originally planned to give a transfer fee of less than 45 million pounds, but in the end they paid a total of 72 million pounds to Atalanta! That year, Freighter made 32 appearances for Atalanta and scored nine goals.
A year earlier, Atalanta had spent just £15 million on Hojlund from Austrian side Sturmggratz, with the transfer fee paid by United bringing smiles to the eyes of Serie A's Goddess team. Hojlund's performances for United have never been successful, and although he scored 16 goals in his first season, he also had an embarrassing 14-game run without scoring in the Premier League. This season, his 8 goals in 42 games is an absolute failure compared to his value. In the Premier League, in particular, he has scored just three goals and has been on 44 of his 56 league games since joining Manchester United.
Manchester United want to sell Hojlund for £50 million, but such a buyer does not exist and renting him out may be the best option, after all, it is believed that there may be "potential" to be tapped at his age, and perhaps he can regain his confidence in other leagues like Antony.
Moreover, it would allow United to charge a certain loan fee or reduce wage bills. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who has recently lost £10 billion in net worth, is desperate for the club to cut costs. He is likely to be very much looking forward to Real Madrid completing a purchase of a veteran Red Devils. The new coach of the "Galaxy Battleship", Xavi Alonso, is interested in bringing in Benfica's Alvaro Carares Fernandez, and if Fernandes transfers, Manchester United can get a share of the transfer fee.
According to Marca, Real Madrid want to re-sign the former 22-year-old academy veteran for a penalty of 50 million euros, and Florentino Pereira wants to negotiate a lower price. Before joining Manchester United in 2020, Fee played for Real Madrid's youth team and was known as the "White Marcelo". After joining Manchester United, Fernandes failed to make a senior appearance and was eventually sold to Benfica for €6 million last year.
Until the end of the year, Manchester United had a €18 million buyback clause, but the rumoured plan to buy back A for a fee and sell it to Real Madrid did not comply with FIFA's new rules, which prohibit a player from making two consecutive transfers for 16 weeks. At the same time, Fernandes has also made it clear that he has no intention of returning to the Red Devils, but he will not turn down Real Madrid's offer.
However, Manchester United also have a 20% share clause for the second transfer of A fee, which means that if Real Madrid buys him out for 50 million euros, the Red Devils can get 10 million euros.