Juventus have now been linked with one of the ‘hottest names’ in Europe and the Old Lady could rival Manchester United in the race to sign the player.
The Serie A club are away at the FIFA Club World Cup this summer and Igor Tudor’s men have a showdown with La Liga side Real Madrid in the last 16 of the tournament.
Juventus will meet Real Madrid at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Tuesday, with kick-off for the last-16 tie slated for 8pm UK time.
The Italian side reached the knockout stages of the reformatted competition after finishing second in Group G behind Manchester United’s rivals Manchester City.
Manchester City are defending FIFA Club World Cup champions and Pep Guardiola’s men crashed out of the tournament in dramatic fashion in the round of 16.
Al Hilal played out a thrilling 4-3 victory over City at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando and the Saudi Pro League side punched their ticket to the quarter-finals.
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Juventus are now tipped to challenge Man Utd over a potential transfer for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen
Victor Osimhen has been linked with Manchester United and the Red Devils are in the market this summer with the intention of bringing a striker to Old Trafford.
The 26-year-old Nigerian striker spent the 2024-25 season out on loan at Galatasaray and Victor Osimhen impressed during his spell with the Turkish side.
Osimhen scored 37 times and registered eight assists in 41 matches across all competitions for Galatasaray before his loan deal expired on 30th June.
The United-linked striker is still on Galatasaray’s transfer radar and the Super Lig champions are believed to be interested in signing him on a permanent basis.
According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Osimhen has been a ‘big target’ for Juventus and the Italian club ‘intensified contact with him over the weekend.’
Juventus have identified a new striker as a ‘main focus’ for their transfer business and their aim is to make Osimhen say ‘yes’ to a move to the Turin-based club.
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Juventus’ pursuit of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen amid Man Utd’s transfer interest in the former Galatasaray player
Victor Osimhen is under contract with Napoli until 2026 and the Serie A champions are believed to be ready to offload the Nigeria striker this summer.
The United and Juventus striker has a £64m release clause in his current deal with Napoli and Osimhen has continued to attract interest in Europe and Saudi Arabia.
Gianluca Di Marzio reports that Juventus will ‘seek an agreement on the salary’ once Osimhen has approved of the move and will ‘negotiate with Napoli’ on the transfer.
The Old Lady could also sign former Lille striker Jonathan David as a free agent alongside a transfer of Osimhen if Juventus star Dusan Vlahovic is sold this summer.