Rasmus Hojlund is raring to go for Denmark’s Euro 2024 marketing campaign, after his first season at Manchester United.
The 21-year-old Dane and his worldwide colleagues will play England second on this summer season’s match in Germany, with Slovenia and Serbia additionally in Group C.
Whereas at Italian membership Atalanta, he was omitted from Denmark’s World Cup squad in 2022, however his performances since then, and the transfer to Man United final summer season, imply that he’s able to get his first worldwide match underway.
Hojlund informed Tipsbladet: ‘It’s going to be insanely cool. I used to be shut to creating it final time [to the World Cup in Qatar], however stumbled proper on the end line.
‘I’m actually trying ahead to it – now we’ll first must see if I get chosen.’
Rasmus Hojlund is eagerly trying ahead to representing Denmark at Euro 2024
The Man United ahead was neglected of the Danish World Cup squad, however must be in Germany
Whereas different nations, together with England, have named provisional squads forward of Euro 2024, Denmark have but to substantiate who can be making the journey – though it might be a hefty shock if Hojlund was not concerned.
Hojlund has seven targets in his 12 appearances for Denmark so far, together with a purpose in opposition to Slovenia in qualifying for this summer season’s match.
He added: ‘It means so much to me to play on the nationwide workforce, and it all the time has. I’ve all the time adopted the nationwide workforce and been an enormous supporter – even when issues didn’t go so effectively.
‘I’m very patriotic, and it’s one thing very particular to take the sector with different Danes and play in opposition to different nations. It’s going to all the time be particular to me.’
Denmark are earlier winners of the European Championships, in 1992, and reached the semi-finals in 2021, dropping to England after additional time.
Hojlund, nonetheless, has reasonably modest ambitions about Denmark’s hopes this time round – however desires to help with their goalscoring nonetheless far they progress.
‘I’ve by no means been the kind to set a purpose for myself, however after all, I shall be joyful if we advance from the group stage, and I may help the workforce alongside the way in which by scoring some targets,’ Hojlund mentioned.
Regardless of Denmark’s semi-final at Euro 2020, Hojlund has a low benchmark for fulfillment this 12 months
Denmark will play two friendlies forward of the beginning of their Group C marketing campaign in opposition to Slovenia
Denmark have pre-tournament friendlies in opposition to Sweden on June 5 and Noway three days later, earlier than they open their marketing campaign in opposition to Slovenia in Stuttgart on June 16.
The Danes face England in Frankfurt 4 days later, earlier than their remaining group stage sport in opposition to Serbia in Munich on June 25.
