Napoli will be without Lukaku for several months following the confirmation of the injury he suffered during a pre-season friendly victory over Olympiacos last week. Some options, such as Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson,

The Red Devils reportedly had the opportunity to sign Serhou Guirassy at the start of 2024 when he was playing his trade for Stuttgart. But Erik ten Hag pursued Joshua Zirkzee instead, with the Guinea striker securing a move to Borussia Dortmund months later.

Reports claimed that stance was already softening even before Højlund was completely omitted from United’s matchday squad to face Arsenal in their Premier League opener on Sunday, even with new signing Benjamin Šeško only fit enough for a spot on the bench.

Bruno Fernandes joined Man United players in response to new teammate Benjamin Sesko's message after losing to Arsenal.

Manchester United face a dilemma over Rasmus Hojlund after Fulham contacted the Red Devils about a potential deal for the Denmark striker.

Amorim revealed that Mazraoui would not be able to return against Arsenal. In all likelihood, we could see the former Ajax man return towards the end of the month. The Argentine is United’s sole long-term absentee, still recovering from the ACL tear he suffered against Crystal Palace in February.

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has decided to leave Rasmus Hojlund out of the team’s first Premier League matchday squad of the 2025-26 season, handing a boost to Milan in their pursuit of the former Atalanta striker.