According to the Daily Mail, Manchester United’s £72m signing Rasmus Hojlund could take another six weeks to be in the best shape possible.

Man United spent a lot of effort and money to successfully recruit Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta. The 20-year-old has been ‘launched’ at Old Trafford but has yet to make his Red Devils debut because of a minor problem.

According to the results of the MRI scan, Hojlund’s back is damaged, but it is not too severe and is very common in ‘teen’ players when they are 17, 18, or 19 years old and there is a sudden increase in terms of intensity and workload for an immature skeleton.

Repetitive running, twisting, kicking, jumping, etc. places a large load through the soft tissues and ligaments, and puts extra weight on some of the small bones between the vertebrae. During an MRI scan, a small crack will appear, forcing you to stop or offload activities. This is also the reason why Man United is not in a hurry to let Hojlund debut, although the Danish player still trains normally with his new teammates.

The Man United medical team still believes that Hojlund’s problem will be fine, but he needs about 6 weeks to reach his peak state, and can not play with the intensity of 2 matches a week.