Atalanta’s revelation Rasmus Hojlund (pronounced Rah-smoos Hey-loond) is attracting interest from some of the biggest clubs. According to Itlaian daily La Reppublica, Arsenal and Real Madrid scouts were present at the Stadio Olimpico, where Atalanta faced Lazio two weekends ago. At the same time, Newcastle United’s head of recruitment, Steve Nickson, has also sent his representatives to Italy as the Magpies look to add some firepower to their team.Ivan Provedel ❤️🦅Main reason the score looked better or Lazio would have lost by much more vs Atalanta. However, Rasmus Hojlund, he has pace in his game. Underrated player 😰 pic.twitter.com/bSTCM600iZ— Jerry Mancini (@jmancini8) February 12, 2023 The 20-year-old striker scored in that game and followed up last weekend with a strike in his side’s 2-1 home defeat to Lecce. The Danish attacker has been in terrific form all season since joining Atalanta for $17 million from Austrian club Sturm.Coach Gian Piero Gasperini is picking Hojlund ahead of last season’s starters Duvan Zapata and Luis Muriel, which speaks volumes about Dane’s seamless adaptation to football in Italy.##NAJAVA_MECA_7043778##Reporters were quick to compare Atalanta’s new boy to Manchester City’s certain Norwegian assassin – and the boy himself likes the comparison.”I see parallels between myself and Erling Haaland. He is fast, left-footed, tall, has a good nose for goal and is a classy finisher. His mentality is also completely insane!”The 191-centimetres tall goalscorer has scored six goals in 19 games for Serie A’s sixth-placed team. Rasmus Hojlund (20) only joined Atalanta last summer but already involved G/A every 97 mins so far in 2023. Impressive physical, technical qualities, aggressive & good decision-maker.Pay a small premium to get him, won’t expect to start just yet.pic.twitter.com/YvS9wwftl1— Gilles 🇳🇬🏴 (@_Grimanditweets) February 18, 2023 Young Rasmus comes from a football family. Even though his father Anders never left Denmark and never won an international cap, his son has already made his debut for the national team. Besides, his brothers Oscar and Emil play for the FC Copenhagen youth team.The scouts must have been impressed by “Haaland’s cousin” and Atalanta bosses are looking forward to the day they’ll make a huge profit from his sale. And in the meantime, Serie A goalkeepers will be in severe danger!
