defended his choice to let depart whilst ’s knee damage leaves him in need of specialist strikers.
Summer time signing and the £73m signing will miss United’s recreation towards Everton on Monday.
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United allowed Hojlund, a £64m purchase in 2023, to go to Napoli on mortgage with a view to a £38m everlasting deal on the finish of the switch window and the Dane has scored 4 targets for the Serie A champions.
Manchester United’s Benjamin Sesko was injured towards Tottenham (John Walton/PA) (PA Wire)
Whereas Amorim has different gamers who can function as a centre-forward, in Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Joshua Zirkzee, none is as a lot of a standard No 9 as Hojlund.
However Amorim insisted he couldn’t count on the 22-year-old to remain on the off-chance Sesko would get injured as he argued versatile gamers can cowl any gaps.
He defined: “Our considering is that we want two strikers. Typically I want gamers that make two positions, as a result of generally in these golf equipment it is onerous to make everybody glad.
Rasmus Hojlund has scored 4 occasions for Napoli since his mortgage transfer (AP)
“Think about that Rasmus is right here, and also you say: ‘If Ben has an damage, you have got extra time to play’. It is unimaginable to handle a dressing room like that, in order that’s why we have to enhance the children from academy. When you’ve got an damage that’s the alternative for them, after which to have gamers that may play in numerous positions, for us to handle the crew in a greater method.”
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The 17-year-old ahead Chido Obi made eight appearances for United final season however is but to characteristic this season with Amorim admitting he was put within the squad earlier than he was prepared.
“He performed final yr, I feel it was too quickly,” he added. “We did not have a crew that we will put a younger child with 16 [in], that he won’t battle, or will battle just a little bit. It was utterly needed to do this however I feel he began too quickly, and generally it is onerous to take care of that.”