Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini revealed in February that tests at the Serie A club had shown the striker was capable of startling sprinting numbers.
"He is so quick, he’s under 11 seconds over 100 metres and that’s not even trying very hard," said Gasperini. "Considering his height, he has a low centre of gravity. I am convinced he’ll have a great career, he just gets stronger every day."
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When we asked the Denmark international whether the stats were correct, he replied: "Yeah, definitely.