Man Utd ‘very worried’ about player Ruben Amorim backed last season, with fears growing over huge loss

While that isn’t out of the picture, the current sentiment at the club regarding Hojlund is full of worries because they see the investment made in him as effectively a sunk cost.

United in Focus spoke to transfer insider Graeme Bailey, who reported the latest around Hojlund at United, a sentiment that is felt for another player as well.

Bailey said: “[Benjamin Sesko] is very expensive and they really don’t want another Hojlund situation. That is against them – they were not able to get rid of him. No reasonable offer was made – they are very worried about him. Same with [Mason] Mount – the losses could be enormous.”

The deal for Hojlund has made Man Utd so wary that they are thinking twice before buying a young striker like Sesko for a huge fee again.

Man Utd’s growing concern over Rasmus Hojlund

Rasmus Hojlund has not had the best of times at Old Trafford, especially after taking a big step backwards from a promising debut season at the club.

Hojlund struggled badly for form last season, and his confidence looked shot, leading to reports of United looking to sell him this summer.

However, now that no new striker has arrived, and Amorim regularly backed Hojlund last season, Man Utd fans are hoping for a resurgence.

While that isn’t out of the picture, the current sentiment at the club regarding Hojlund is full of worries because they see the investment made in him as effectively a sunk cost.

United in Focus spoke to transfer insider Graeme Bailey, who reported the latest around Hojlund at United, a sentiment that is felt for another player as well.

Bailey said: “[Benjamin Sesko] is very expensive and they really don’t want another Hojlund situation, that is against them – they were not able to get rid of him, no reasonable offer was made – they are very worried about him, same with [Mason] Mount – the losses could be enormous.”

The deal for Hojlund has made Man Utd so wary that they are thinking twice before buying a young striker like Sesko for a huge fee again.

A worrying trend for Manchester United

This summer hasn’t helped matters. The lack of interest in the striker has only confirmed their fears. It’s become clear now that even when there’s potential on paper if you overpay early on it doesn’t guarantee you’ll recover your investment later.

Mason Mount’s situation isn’t much different either. Injuries have disrupted his time at Old Trafford and despite being favoured by Ruben Amorim he remains another player whose value looks hard to recoup.

If they were to put Mount on the transfer list this summer it is easy to presume that they won’t get many offers let alone proposals that come close to £55m they paid for him.

The term ‘enormous losses’ might become increasingly familiar within Ineos over the next two summer windows as contracts from previous regimes continue coming off their books.