When delving into the background of blockbuster signings, youth coaches can be easily sought out, desperate for the chance to retell the moment they spotted a now household superstar, at the age of seven, running past 10 players before finding the top corner.
It is often a tale they have been recounting for years, to anyone who will listen. For Christian Mouroux, one of the key figures in the early career of Rasmus Hojlund, his £72million transfer to Manchester United summons up an inescapable sense of shock.
‘His two younger brothers — twins Emil and Oscar, both now at FC Copenhagen — were more obvious talents.