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Chelsea and Manchester United to lock horns for highly rated Super Eagles forward

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The excellent efficiency of Victor Osimhen has caught the eye of quite a few European groups desirous to bolster their roster.

Two Premier League membership, Chelsea and Manchester United, are able to go head-to-head to safe the signature of red-hot Nigerian attacker, Victor Osimhen, from Napoli.

In response to reviews, the 2 powerhouses are keen to pay the Parthenopeans’ €120 million asking value to be able to safe the providers of their key striker from the Diego Maradona stadium.

With 17 objectives and three assists in all competitions for Luciano Spalletti’s workforce, the Nigerian striker has established his dominance as the highest scorer in Serie A with no shadow of a doubt.

The striker, nevertheless, leads the Serie A scoring chart with 4 objectives forward of his countryman, Ademola Lookman, who can also be firing on all cylinders for Atalanta.

Of their seek for a brand new striker, Manchester United signed the most effective obtainable various, Wout Weghorst, within the January switch window on a short-term contract. They plan to go all-out within the following summer season to search out the most effective participant to exchange Cristiano Ronaldo.

With the best way Osimhen performs, he may as properly be the most effective striker to pair with Rashford within the Purple Devils’ assault.

On the opposite facet, the Blues, who signed defenders and midfielders within the January switch window, now have the dilemma of discovering the perfect striker to finish Graham Potter’s jigsaw.

The 24-year-old will give Chelsea’s assault the physicality it wants if he’s signed.

Sport Witness cited Gazzetta dello Sport as saying that solely 4 groups, together with Manchester United, Chelsea, and two extra within the English Premier League, Actual Madrid and Bayern Munich, might recruit the Nigerian.

The Neapolitans, who’ve Osimhen beneath contract till June 2025, would make a hefty revenue in the event that they had been to promote the Tremendous Eagles’ star, having acquired the striker from Lille for for €50 million.