Victor Osimhen’s transfer deal has become one of the most talked about transfer news in the world. Now linked to Manchester United. Last year Chelsea and Arsenal were heavily linked with the Nigerian star. The Blues’ were almost certain to get his signature. However, due to massive wage demands the deal never materialized between the player and the club.
Now to a surprising turn of events, Manchester United are also in the hunt. The Red Devils want to sign a striker soon and have identified him as a potential target. The 26-year old who plays for Galatasaray now on loan from Napoli dreams of playing in the Premier league.
Manchester United to offload to players to rope in Osimhen
The Red Devils want to sign a lethal striker in the next transfer window to bolster their attacking prowess. According to Teamtalk, they have reportedly decided to make Napoli striker Victor Osimhen their ‘top target’ for the January transfer window. To ensure his signing they are prepared to offload two forwards from their team.
Manchester United have been quite dry in front of goal this season scoring only 21 goals out of 16 games. With the positive victory against Man City in the derby this week, they will look forward to carry on this momentum. However, they’ll need to offload their Deadwood forwards and sign better ones. Rashford is out of favour under Amorim and Zirkzee is struggling as well.
It will not be a surprise, if Man United offload these two in order to sign the Nigerian striker. Osimhen is experienced in Europe and is a very complete player. He is brilliant at winning aerial balls and also has brilliant finishing skills from both feet. Signing him will be a significant upgrade from what they’ve now. Hojlund who has been promising for United will also benefit and learn from the Nigerian.
Will Victor Osimhen choose Chelsea?
Victor Osimhen has always stated that he dreams of playing at the Premier league. However, there’s a catch. He is a childhood Chelsea fan and this could pose as a challenge for United. The Blues’ will also reportedly go again for the Nigerian striker next summer to bolster their attack.
Nicolas Jackson has also urged to play alongside the Nigerian. If Chelsea meet the personal terms with the player, there’s no chance they’re letting him go to their rivals. Thus, Amorim must work his magic with the player and convince him. Time is running down the clock.
Osimhen was urged by Drogba to join the Blues’ last summer but the move didn’t materialize. Probably it was Chelsea’s huge wage cap that didn’t allow them to pursue the player. Enzo Maresca has wished for a striker since he came to the club, therefore the club will definitely sign a striker next summer. Osimhen is always the preferred choice as the management admire the player a lot. There are many ex-Chelsea players as well who want this move to materialize.
Author’s Opinion:
I feel that Man United are taking a huge gamble yet again. They’ve signed big money players in the past who have failed miserably. If the same happens to Osimhen, it will be another loss and will generate more memes.
However, it is Amorim’s first season and they will spend money to fulfill his needs. Spending huge money on one player also increases the pressure on both the manager and the player. The same thing happened to Erik Ten Hag and he crumbled under it. Hopefully, Amorim will be able to turn things around at the Old Trafford this time. This will be a very spicy transfer saga yet again.
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