After signing with the Red Devils from Sunderland in 2020, the 20-year-old scored for the first team in a preseason friendly against Leeds and has been a consistent scorer for the Under-18 and Under-21 teams. He has not yet made an appearance for the senior club.
Hugill has been on Erik ten Hag’s bench recently, appearing in the Premier League, Champions League, and FA Cup, but he hasn’t been a mainstay in the first team.
During his loan stint with Altrincham of the National League last season, the striker scored once.The youthful forward’s new contract keeps him at Old Trafford until 2026, with a further year of option.
Manchester United praised Hugill’s development this season and his consistent training with the first team when they announced his new deal. Hugill was named on the bench four times, including in Monday night’s Emirates FA Cup third-round triumph at Wigan Athletic.After signing a new contract with the Red Devils, Hugill is reportedly set to go on loan to League One club Burton Albion this month.
Currently, Gary Mills’s Burton team is 17th in the third division.
Manchester United will have to spend £69 million to hire the “watch star” six times this season
Even though he’ll be expensive, Manchester United supposedly has its eye on Morten Hjulmand, a standout for Sporting Lisbon.
United are interested in bringing the Danish midfielder to Old Trafford after he has been attracting attention in Portugal. The Red Devils’ upper management has already made six separate trips to Portugal to see him play in the Primeira Liga and Europa League this season.
The Sun reports that United are targeting his signing and will use Christian Eriksen, a close friend of his, to help broker the transaction. Even Facundo Pellistri might be used as a makeweight by the Red Devils.Sporting, on the other hand, isn’t interested in the Pellistri deal and wants United to pay up his £69 million release clause instead.
After leaving Serie A club Shinned in Hjulmand’s last season on the peninsula, he joined Sporting from Lecce for a reported £15 million in the summer. Less than six months after relocating to Portugal, he may already be up and running again.Erik ten Hag may make some moves in January to try to calm the ship for the Red Devils after a rough campaign. The future of Antony is uncertain, and Jadon Sancho appears to be leaving as well.
Sunday night’s home match against Tottenham Hotspur will be a difficult test for United, who are presently in eighth place in the Premier League table with just one victory in their past five games.]]