Ruben Amorim admits that he does not know what the future has in store for Rasmus Hojlund in Old Trafford after Manchester United has made the first step to sign Benjamin Sesko.
Hojlund scored the first goal of United in the 4-1 victory over Bournemouth in Chicago and made a claim on another on the day it appeared that RB Leipzig Sesko is the number 1 striker of the club.
It left the situation of the DANE at Old Trafford in some doubt, two years after he arrived at United from Atalanta for £ 72 million, and Amorim could not offer any guarantees, even though he was satisfied with Hojlund's contribution.
“I am really happy with Rasmus,” said the United Boss. 'I don't know what will happen until the end of the market. The most important thing is that Rasmus scores goals. He is very good at the team. He improves.
'Again, I don't know what will happen until the market is closed. I am really happy with the players we had last season. We looked like another team today. Let's continue with that. '
Goals from Hojlund, Patrick Dorgu, Amad Diallo and Ethan Williams brought United in order before a late own goal of Matthijs de Ligt Bournemouth gave some comfort. Hojlund claimed that he had affected Diallo's efforts, but it was awarded to the Ivorian.
It was smooth, impressive performance of United after Saturday's 2-1 win over West Ham in New Jersey, and Amorim is encouraged by what he has seen so far.
“I think it was a good game,” he added. “We played with intensity. We were aggressive and that is something that we have to improve from last season.
'I think we had better possessions compared to the last game, so they listen. Of course it can first score the confidence of the team at the start of the game.
'We have changed a number of positions and you feel that they know what to do in different positions. It was a good test. But the feeling with the same players, even as a game for the season, if you look at the same players who are now playing, it looks like another team and that is a good sign.
'More than the results, it's the way they play. I think it's really important. They also play better because they connect better. Not only on the field, but outside the field.
“I think they are stronger, they are faster. At the moment it is of course a preseason. But you can see that the intensity is completely different. I can see that the data of the minutes are completely different. So we improve. But again, it's a game for the season. The pressure will be so much different during the season. '
Matheus Cunha missed the game with what was described as fatigue and Amorim gave a similar reason to replace Harry Maguire with De Ligt during the break.
“He (Maguire) had a problem during the training during the holidays,” Amorim explained. “He's a little late, so we have to be careful with him. It's just a bit of fatigue with the training. We try to control everything and save all players to give the exact minutes they need. '