Rasmus Hojlund Enters a Difficult Period Ahead of Napoli’s Decisive Match Against the Blues

Gilabola.com – Napoli and Rasmus Hojlund are facing problems ahead of their final Champions League league match against Chelsea because the productivity of the front line has decreased and is now a concern.

Hojlund closed out 2025 with confidence. The success of helping Napoli win the Italian Super Cup strengthened the belief that he was right to leave English football.

Indeed, amidst a difficult period of adaptation during his time at Manchester United, the Danish international striker rediscovered his touch under the tutelage of Antonio Conte.

In his first season on loan from United at Napoli, Hojlund managed to close the first half of the season with nine goals and three assists, including one goal to help his team win the Italian Super Cup.

Rasmus Hojlund’s statistics at Napoli

• Appearances: 27 matches
• Goals: 9 goals
• Help : 3 help
• Minutes played: 2,172 minutes

However, in 2026, Hojlund seems to have lost his productivity where he has played five matches in Serie A and one in the Champions League, but failed to contribute any goals or assists.

The decline in productivity of the 22-year-old striker has had an impact on Napoli’s results, who were only able to achieve two wins in six matches throughout 2026.

In fact, in their most recent match, they were beaten by Juventus with a landslide score of 3-0 in Turin, which threatened their top four hopes in Serie A amidst fierce competition with Juve and AS Roma.

Inevitably, Hojlund’s infertility at the beginning of 2026 even made the Italian media start to satirize him, and some even wrote ‘the version of him in dry January’.

The situation is increasingly sensitive because Napoli are now faced with a crucial agenda against Chelsea in the final match of the Champions League league phase. Currently Conte’s team is outside the play-off qualifying zone, in 25th place, so victory is a given here.

If it’s a draw, let alone a loss, then Neapolitan it is certain that they will be eliminated early from the Champions League, and even just entering the play-off zone they will not be able to achieve it.

Napoli actually has a permanent purchase obligation clause for the transfer of Rasmus Hojlund from Manchester United worth IDR 762 billion, and if this decline continues, it is possible that this clause will never be active.

Crazyball Opinion

If Napoli continues to decline and ultimately fails to qualify for the Champions League next season, everyone will lose. Napoli will suffer losses because they will not receive additional financial support from the Champions League, Hojlund will be permanently canceled in Naples, and Manchester United will fail to sell their striker. Finally, everything has to start from scratch again for each party.