Rasmus Højlund tried to fight it. The Danish striker started this summer by publicly stating his desire to remain a Manchester United player, not willing to give up on a dream transfer that was completed only a few months after his 20th birthday in 2023.
But fast forward to August, the big money arrival of Benjamin Šeško from RB Leipzig and the prospect of a substantial drop in meaningful minutes—especially without European football adding games to the calendar—gave Højlund cause to rethink.
