Intercept? Naples may sign Inter Milan first. Two major advantages make them full of confidence

On June 21, Andrea Ramazzotti, a reporter from Italian Sports, revealed that although Inter Milan has always regarded Manchester United striker Hoylen as the number one signing target, the new Serie A champion Naples is also seriously considering the possibility of intercepting him. Compared with the Nerazzurri, Conte's team has two advantages that make the former difficult to match, which is full of confidence.

After winning the three runner-ups in Serie A, Italian Super Cup and Champions League last season, Inter Milan, who learned from his mistakes, began to seriously consider the shortcomings of the weak depth of the forward lineup and began to strengthen. Now, Inter Milan is infinitely close to finalizing Parma's first scorer Boni, but signing him is not enough. Manchester United striker Hoylund is the most important goal of Inter Milan to strengthen the forward line this summer.

22-year-old Hoylund played in Serie A for one season. In the 2022/23 season, he represented the real blue and black Atlanta and contributed 10 goals and 2 assists in 34 games. Due to his height and technical characteristics, Hoylund also had the nickname of "Little Haaland". In the summer of 2023, Manchester United spent 77.8 million euros to bring him to Old Trafford, hoping that he can destroy the city and the village in the Premier League like Haaland.

But the performance in these two seasons proves that Manchester United really thinks too much. In 95 games, the Danish striker only scored 26 goals and 6 assists, of which the Premier League only scored 14 goals in 62 games. This data is obviously incompatible with his €77.8 million worth. Due to his average performance, Hoylund is not indispensable in the eyes of Manchester United coach Amorin. Manchester United will be happy to let the person go if they receive the right offer.

For Hoylund, leaving Manchester United to return to Serie A is also very attractive. After all, before entering the Premier League, his performance in Serie A was still very good. If you can return to the league you are familiar with, it would be better. Inter Milan also highly recognizes the 22-year-old Danish striker's personal ability. In their eyes, Hoylen is not a substitute for Lautaro Martinez and Toulam Jr., but enjoys the same treatment as these two main strikers, forming a healthy three-player rotation.

However, Inter Milan hopes to sign Hoylund by renting first and then buying, that is, to pay a higher rental fee first and add an optional buyout clause of 45 million euros to the contract. But Manchester United plans to sell Hoylund at one time this summer, and the differences between the two sides are still relatively large, which also provides Naples with an opportunity to intervene.

After winning the Serie A championship, Naples did not meet the status quo, but instead made targeted reinforcements. In terms of the forward line, Conte hopes to sign a forward who can rotate with Lukaku and can also partner with the forward line at critical moments. Hoylund is a very good choice.

Compared with Inter Milan, Naples' advantage is still very obvious. Last season's winter window, they sold Kvaratsheli and received a transfer fee of 70 million euros, with relatively sufficient transfer funds. More importantly, Naples can meet Manchester United's idea and directly pay the transfer fee to sign Hoylund without renting it first and then buying it. Inter Milan believes that they cannot match these two advantages. So, if Naples really takes action, Inter Milan will probably be out of reach with Hoylund.