Napoli looked to have fallen behind in the transfer battle until suddenly re-emerging as a viable destination.
Napoli have responded to AC Milan’s accelerated efforts to sign Rasmus Højlund and could now be the Manchester United striker’s preferred transfer destination.
The likelihood of Højlund leaving Old Trafford this summer has significantly increased as the September 1 deadline looms. The Denmark international initially stated in public his desire to stay, but the recent arrival of Benjamin Šeško has coincided with a reported shift in his opinion. He was then left out of the matchday squad altogether for the weekend visit of Arsenal to Old Trafford.
Højlund’s former club, Atalanta, has been mooted as a possible destination in the wake of the surprise sale of Mateo Retegui, last season’s Serie A top scorer, to Al Quadsiah in Saudi Arabia. But AC Milan have been the most heavily linked and were reported in Italy this week to have stepped things up by reaching an agreement with Manchester United over a loan with obligation to buy.
