One of the problems that Manchester United is experiencing this season is the absence of a good goalscorer from their squad. At 37 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo no longer guarantees the scoring records he signed in the glory of his career, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial do not offer a good performance as ‘9’ and the board of the English club is intending to include a gunner in the coming months.
As revealed by the Manchester Evening News, Victor Osimhen is one of United’s big targets for next season, although it cannot be completely ruled out that the Nigerian striker’s arrival could be pushed further into the January market if Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving Old Trafford then. In that case, he will be a dangerous rival for Barça in the Europa League playoffs that will take place in the second half of February.
Capocannoniere from Serie A
Osimhen, at 23 years old and under contract until 2025, is currently the top scorer in Serie A with eight goals and is one of the great architects of Napoli’s extraordinary season, unbeaten leader of ‘calcio’ with 38 points within 14 days.
Osimhen had been linked with United at the end of last August as part of a plan made by agent Jorge Mendes to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to Napoli in exchange for United paying 100 million euros for the Nigerian.
Summer rumors and interest remain
In the end, the operation did not materialize because Old Trafford preferred to allocate that 100 million to the signing of the Brazilian winger Antony, a request from the new coach of the ‘red devils’ Erik ten Hag, which involved the his at Ajax in seasons. before.
However, United’s interest in Osimhen remains and his name is high on their list of candidates to strengthen the centre-forward role.
According to the Manchester Evening News, United will be mulling a January signing, although they know it would be almost impossible for Napoli to let Osimhen go in the middle of what could be a historic season. The Nigerian is the record signing in the history of the Partenopeo club, which in September 2020 paid 75 million euros to Lille.
Source: La Verdad
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