Man Utd make transfer breakthrough as Fabrizio Romano confirms €45m deal

Suraj Radia

Updated: 28 Aug 2025 20:53 BST
4 min read

Rasmus Hojlund is closing in on an exit from Manchester United, with the striker set to join Napoli in the coming days.

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Hojlund has not featured for United this season and has fallen down the pecking order under Ruben Amorim following the arrival of Benjamin Sesko this summer.

Current ETV

Rasmus Højlund

F (C)

Man Utd

Rasmus Højlund

F (C)

Man Utd

ETV Range

€42.4M - €51.9M

After initially hoping to stay at Old Trafford this season, Hojlund has accepted that his future lies away from the club and has held talks with Napoli over a transfer in the last week.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Napoli have struck a club-to-club agreement with United that will see them sign Hojlund on loan with an obligation to buy for €45 million next summer.

Romano claimed in his recent YouTube video that Napoli were ‘fixing something’ on the player’s side before expecting the 22-year-old to travel for a medical and sign his contract with the Italian side.

Hojlund has been offered a deal until 2030 and his agent is in Naples to finalise talks, although personal terms have not been struck as of yet.

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Man Utd pushing to finalise outgoings

United are also in talks with Real Betis over a deal for Antony, with the La Liga side focused on bringing the winger back to the club after a successful loan spell last season.

© IMAGO - Antony is seeking an exit from Man Utd back to Betis.

Betis are hoping to push for another loan but United have yet to agree a structure of a deal despite Antony holding out for the Spaniards and rejecting interest from elsewhere even with the Brazilian having no future at Old Trafford.

Romano claimed that a deal for Antony could ‘happen soon’ with negotiations restarted on Thursday night and both sides being in ‘constant’ discussions.

The departures would likely allow United to secure a deal for Antwerp goalkeeper Senne Lammens for a fee close to €20m, with the Belgian already having agreed personal terms.