RASMUS HOJLUND’S injury woe could be worse than Manchester United feared – amid claims a back problem was discovered during medical tests last week.
An MRI scan on the £72million striker reportedly showed a hotspot in his back that can lead to stress fractures in young players.
GettyRasmus Hojlund was unveiled to Manchester United fans last weekend but could be out for more than just their first two matches[/caption]
Hojlund, 20, was already ruled out of United‘s first two games following a pre-season injury with Atalanta.
But the Mail say he could now be out for longer to help his back heal naturally.
It’s understood Hojlund has since been checked rigorously and United are confident there is no underlying problem.
The Dane was unveiled to Old Trafford fans before Saturday’s friendly with Lens.
He’s thought to have trained with United despite being ruled out of their first two competitive fixtures.
The Red Devils launch their Premier League campaign at home to Wolves on Monday before visiting Tottenham five days later.
United have so far stated that Hojlund needs a few weeks to recover from the minor problem he suffered with previous club Atalanta.
The new reports over his back come as Old Trafford legend Gary Neville urged the club to phase him in slowly – and ideally beat Bayern Munich to the signing of Spurs’ main man Harry Kane.
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The former England defender told his Youtube channel The Overlap: “I hope they’re [United] being clever, and Kane’s being clever, and they’re waiting to get a deal whereby they agree a deal with Munich, he says ‘no I’m not going, and I want to go to United’.
“United need Kane, they still need the young lad as well [Rasmus Højlund] to back him up and bed in and play his 25/30 games because he didn’t play every game for Atalanta last season.
“I’m worried that we’ve got this kid up front that to be fair, has massive pressure on his shoulders.
“Everyone’s going to be watching him, he needs that pressure taken off him a bit.”
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