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Second brother of Man Utd star Hojlund completes transfer
Tom Weber
- Updated: 16 Jul 2024 13:43 BST
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The second brother of Rasmus Hojlund has completed his Bundesliga transfer.
The Hojlund twins are reunited after just a few days apart. Man Utd superstar Rasmus Hojlund isn't the only footballer in a family that is crazy about the beautiful game.
His brothers Emil and Oscar are also professional footballers and all three used to be on the books at FC Copenhagen. After a while, Rasmus departed for Sturm Graz and then Atalanta before joining Man Utd for an eye-watering €74 million last summer.
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A year later, his brothers have also completed two big moves, albeit not quite for fees in the same exorbitant ballpark. Last week, 19-year-old Oscar moved to Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt for a bargain €1.4m.
Now, the midfielder has been reunited with twin Emil in Germany.
Emil Hojlund joins Schalke
Young striker Emil Hojlund has completed a transfer to Schalke 04, the club have announced after acting swiftly to secure his services. Fabrizio Romano initially revealed the negotiations and the deal was quickly completed.
It is a very surprising development as Emil had previously been linked with a switch to Champions League-bound VfB Stuttgart. Instead, he will now play for fallen giants Schalke in the second-tier 2. Bundesliga as they embark on another attempt at bouncing back from relegation in 2023.
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Ahead of the summer, Schalke managed to secure the services of very highly-rated recruitment guru Ben Manga and his impact is being felt instantly, with the cash-strapped Royal Blues now having managed to snap up several high-potential youth internationals from Germany, Belgium and Argentina.
Hojlund has joined the Gelsenkirchen-based side for just around €300,000, according to Sky Germany. The attacker has signed a contract until 2028. Hojlund decided to snub the Danish U19 national team ahead of their Euros campaign to complete his transfer.
