You share some interesting thoughts. I'd say that "player power" has been around for a long time. Perhaps less so with individuals but there have been many occasions where a manager has "lost the dressing" room and been sacked shortly after.

I've seen very little of him in action but the attributes that I've read about would suit the Premier League so nicely. Strong, quick, determined... it's surely a good fit. Moving to Saudi so early in his career feels like a massive waste of his talent - although the only way the league will improve is if they can attract players in their prime.

The big question though is why clubs haven't moved for him sooner? We've known about him for a long time now and it can't just be the transfer fee that's the stumbling block. Your beloved Man Utd could've signed him for the same money as Hojlund so there's got to be something about him that clubs don't like.