English Premier League giant Manchester United, is reportedly preparing a massive bid of €110m in an attempt to secure the services of Nigerian international/Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, in the upcoming transfer window.
With Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS Group taking control at Old Trafford, the Premier League giants are eyeing a massive overhaul of their squad ahead of the 2024/25 season.
Further reports claim United are already ahead of the French club, Paris Saint-Germain, in the race to sign 25-year-old Osimhen, the EPL Club are ready to put in the bid for the reigning African Player of the Year.
Osimhen notched in 11 goals and made three assists in 16 appearances in the Italian Serie A this season so far.
The former Lille of France striker had a remarkable 2022/2023 season, helping Napoli to the Scudetto for the first time in more than 33 years, scoring 26 goals in 32 matches.
His recruitment will come as a big boost for 20-time Premier League winners United topflight league title winners who have been without a prolific striker since the departure of Dutch striker, Robin van Persie, in 2015.
Osimhen has dominated the headlines with his achievements and is one of the most sought-after strikers in Europe and it came as no surprise that United are ready to splash the cash on the former Lille forward ahead of next season.
In what has been an astonishing period of his career for the Lagos-born striker, Osimhen became the first Nigerian footballer in history to be named in the Top 10 of the Ballon d’Or with an eighth-place finish.
He also became the first Nigerian, since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999, to be named African Footballer of The Year, beating Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah to the award at the CAF awards ceremony in Marrakech last December.
