Just watched Match of the Day, and have seen the travails of Hojlund. On twitter there were the usual “he just needs one to go in and he’ll be away” sort of posts.
But it got me thinking, what examples are there of players that struggled at first, but went on to be really important and effective strikers? Obviously, youth team players that came through the ranks don’t count. Really just big signings at big clubs.
Diego Forlan. Took ~20 games to get his first goal for United, later in his career he won multiple European Golden Shoes
In the spirit of the question, I would say he’s not a good example. I’m more talking about players that make it at the club they initially struggle at.