He runs the 100 meters in less than 11 seconds and is worth more than 40 million euros: who is Rasmus Hojlund, the “new Haaland”

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Rasmus Hojlund, the Dane who is compared to Erling Haaland (REUTERS / Alberto Lingria)
Rasmus Hojlund, the Dane who is compared to Erling Haaland (REUTERS / Alberto Lingria)

Erling Haaland He became a great sensation in European football since he started scoring goals when he arrived at Borussia Dortmund. There were 86 goals in 89 games for the German team in his three seasons, incredible numbers for the surprising Norwegian striker. Those figures earned him to be transferred to the Manchester City Pep Guardiola, where he maintains his overwhelming scoring pace.

As Haaland continues to break records at the Premier League club, another player with a similar profile has emerged and caught the attention of everyone in football in Italy. Just last year Rasmus Hojlund He appeared on the football map when he was sold from Denmark’s Copenhagen to Austrian Sturm Graz for only two million euros.

After converting 12 goals, Atalanta set its eyes on the Danish and, after paying a sum close to 17,000,000 of the European currencylanded on the Soccer and sparked a revolution with his style. So much so that comparisons with the Norwegian giant were launched. “If you think about who he looks like, Haaland quickly comes to mind, but I like Hojlund and I don’t like Haaland,” said the former player. Anthony Cassanotoday an analyst on Italian TV.

The other one who took advantage of the query about the comparison with Haaland and his footballer was the coach of the Bergamo team himself. “The characteristics are very similar, especially in acceleration. He is a very fast player, he does the 100 meters in less than 11 seconds. For his stature, he has a low center of gravity and incredible step rate: I’m convinced he’s going to have a great career. He technically he always shows different and better things”, he analyzed Gian Piero GasperiniAtalanta manager.

Hojlund is 1.91 meters tall and has great athletic ability (REUTERS/Alberto Lingria)
Hojlund is 1.91 meters tall and has great athletic ability (REUTERS/Alberto Lingria)

Hojlund he has six goals in 20 gamesa different mark than those worn by the Norwegian forward, but his 1.91 meters and athletic ability resemble the potential of City’s 9, who maintains his scoring pace with 32 goals in 30 games.

He is a great talent, physically strong and with great speed.. He has everything to become very strong, he is working with the right coach and with the right team, ”analyzed Toloi, the Atalanta captain when asked about the Nordic striker, who has already grown in market value. As indicated by the Gazzetta dello Sport, its price in a future transfer could be around 40 million euros.

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Currently, Højlund is a fixture for Gasperini at Atalanta. And also for the board of the Serie A institution. “More than a bet, it is a great investment highly desired by the club. Few players from 2003 have played this much in Italy, he has a great margin for improvement and with our coach he can become very strong”, said D’Amico, sports director of the Lombard entity. The Dane is already above the veterans Duván Zapata and Luis Muriel in the rotation of the team that is in third place in Calcio with 41 points -the same as Roma and Milan- 18 units behind the undisputed leader of the tournament, Napoli.

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