Arsenal and Real Madrid ‘prepare monstrous offers for Atalanta star Rasmus Hojlund’

Arsenal are reportedly planning to make an offer for Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund, but he could face competition from Real Madrid for his signing.

The Danish striker joined Atalanta in August in a £15m move, with the 20-year-old working his way into the starting line-up ahead of Duvan Zapata and Luis Muriel.

Hojlund scored one goal in Serie A before the World Cup break but has been prolific since the season resumed, netting five in his last eight league appearances.

Arsenal set to test Atalanta in the summer with ‘monstrous offer’, according to Italian newspaper the Republic.

The Gunners reportedly spotted Hojlund during Atalanta’s 2-0 win over Lazio earlier this month, with the striker hitting target in the triumph.

Arsenal and Real Madrid are expected to make offers for Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund

Mikel Arteta could turn to the 20-year-old Danish star to bolster Arsenal’s striker options

Real Madrid are reportedly interested in Hojlund as a potential successor to Karim Benzema.

It is also claimed that the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, is an admirer of the striker.

Los Blancos have reportedly designated Hojlund as a potential replacement for Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema, with an eye to making the Dane a long-term successor to the 35-year-old.

Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini praised Hojlund after their win over Lazio.

The Italian compared the 6-foot-4 centre-forward to Manchester City star Erling Haaland.

“Hojlund has this spirit, energy, intensity, but also a technical quality that is just remarkable,” Gasperini was quoted as saying. soccer.italy.

‘There’s still a lot of room for improvement, too. She has very similar features to Haaland, not just his face.

“He’s very fast, he has less than 11 seconds on the 100m and that’s not even trying very hard.” Considering his height, he has a low center of gravity and can move his legs very quickly.

Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini said that Hojlund has remarkable technical quality.

Gasperini compared Hojlund’s features to Manchester City star Erling Haaland

“I am convinced that he will have a great career, he gets stronger every day.”

Hojlund began his professional career in Copenhagen, where he scored five goals in 32 games.

The young striker then scored 12 goals in 21 games for Sturm Graz after moving to the Austrian side for £1 million, before switching to Atalanta.

Hojlund has made two appearances for Denmark to date, after making his national team debut last year.