Overview

• Napoli confirmed a season-long loan for Hojlund that carries a €6 million fee and an obligation to buy for €44 million if the club qualifies for the Champions League.
• Manchester United said the structure means they receive the loan fee now and would avoid a PSR accounting loss if the obligation is triggered next summer.
• The signing addresses Napoli’s short-term need at center forward following Lukaku’s preseason thigh injury, with Hojlund returning to Italy after his Atalanta spell.
• Hojlund leaves Old Trafford after 26 goals in 95 appearances, including just four in last season’s Premier League campaign, having fallen out of Ruben Amorim’s plans.
• The move follows United’s attacking rebuild — including arrivals of Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo — and coincides with the permanent sale of Antony to Real Betis.