Hojlund blames media for painting a distorted image of his time at Manchester United

[p]From an outside perspective, the move to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/napoli/69Dxbc61/"]Napoli[/a] and back to Serie A seemed like [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hojlund-rasmus/0lk9Mt7D/"]Rasmus Hojlund[/a] trying to find the joy of playing football again. But that wasn't the case, says Hojlund in an interview with TV2 Sport.[/p][p][b]"I was happy to play football in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester[/a]. I know that, especially in Denmark, the media created an image that everything was all just s... and terrible, and that I played terrible football, but that's not how I look at it",[/b] says the Napoli-striker. [/p][p][b]"The media has so much to say in this football world, and it's hard not to be influenced. But there's a lot more to it, and that's why I always stick to the importance of never flying too high and, conversely, never diving too low."[/b][/p][embed guid="6eeea8d8-0ba0-4e64-a098-5ee6fd8c38fd" url="https://x.com/UtdForever7/status/2032458604666581377" social-type="twitter" /][p]Following his move to Napoli for the 2025/26 season, Hojlund has been described as "reborn" under [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/conte-antonio/23vSAc12/"]Antonio Conte[/a], netting 13 goals across all competitions. [/p][p]As of December 2025, he had already helped Napoli win the Italian Super Cup, calling the move a "great decision" after struggling for consistent playing time and form in his final season at Manchester United.[/p][p]Hojlund will play a significant part in Denmark's attempt to qualify for the World Cup in the upcoming playoffs next weekend.[/p]