[
1
Bayer Leverkusen chief Kjell Bordinggaard has stated that Manchester United striker Rasmus Hjolund matches completely into the mildew of what he considers a “avenue footballer”.
United paid £72 million to safe the providers of Hjolund from Italian outfit Atalanta final summer season.
The Dane initially struggled to open his goalscoring account within the Premier League, regardless of performing very effectively within the Champions League earlier than United had been eradicated from the competitors.
Hjolund lastly broke his duck in England's high flight throughout a sensational comeback in opposition to Aston Villa at Previous Trafford on Boxing Day final yr.
Since then he didn’t look again.
The United participant has scored seven objectives within the Premier League alone and 13 objectives general in all competitions. That is regardless of him lacking a number of video games this season as a consequence of damage.
Höglund additionally gained the league's February Participant of the Month award for his exploits.
The 21-year-old has definitely proven that he has what it takes to cleared the path for United for a few years to return.
Keld Bordinggaard, head of teaching at Leverkusen, spoke to Tribal Soccer and branded Hjolund as a avenue footballer.
“A street-footballer is commonly considered a inventive freestyler, however I don't see it that method,” the previous Denmark worldwide revealed. In my view, a street-footballer is a technically gifted participant who makes good choices rapidly.
In addition to Hjolund, the Leverkusen chief additionally stated that Germany worldwide Florian Wirtz matches the outline.
He stated of Hjolund, “He's received a variety of high quality and he's a participant who is excellent at linking up with the gamers round him.”
“However he additionally obtained an excellent education at FC Copenhagen. Perhaps even higher than they knew themselves.”
Højlund positively began out at FC Copenhagen however was loaned out to Sturm Graz. From there, United turned to Atalanta earlier than swooping for them final yr.
“Sturm clearly noticed a participant who may assist them on the stage just under FC Copenhagen,” Bordinggaard advised Tribal Soccer. For him to develop like this, nobody noticed it coming. “Clearly, if FC Copenhagen had achieved that, they’d not have let him go.”
“That's what occurs when people enter the equation and fortunately, we see it on a regular basis. You possibly can't put a footballer's growth into one system, there are too many variables.”
The Leverkusen chief additionally opened up on ex-United star Jesper Olsen.
Bordinggaard revealed that he considers Olsen to be certainly one of Denmark's greatest ever gamers, however that he’s a stage under Michael Laudrup and Allan Simonsen.