Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini believes interest from Manchester United in Rasmus Hojlund led to his form suffering this season.
Hojlund scored his 15th goal of the season, across his time in Italy and Austria, on Saturday during the 3-1 victory over Verona in Serie A. This was his first league goal since March with the 20-year-old struggling to find the back of the net in the same vein as he did earlier in the year.
According to Gasperini, this drop off in goals is not solely down to the player himself. Speaking to Tuttosport, he explained: "The qualities are all there, at the beginning we had to get to know him but he immediately stood out for his great will to break through.
