Dimitar Berbatov picks Victor Osimhen over Harry Kane for Manchester United role

Former Manchester United star Dimitar Berbatov has urged his former employers to make the right decision in their quest to sign a new striker this season, backing Victor Osimhen of ahead Harry Kane.

Tottenham’s all-time scorer is the club’s top transfer target this summer with United desperate for a goal-getting center forward, with Kane netting 23 times this season and racking up more than 200 Premier League goals.

However, the England captain – who will turn 30 in the summer, could seek a Spurs exit ahead of next season in the hunt for silverware just Napoli star Victor Osimhen is one of Ten Hag’s secondary options if a Kane pursuit falters.

The 24-year-old is Serie A’s top scorer this season with his side on course to clinch the Scudetto, having scored 26 goals and setting up another five in 31 games.

While Berbatov believes both are good fits for Manchester United, he has urged the club to go for Osimhen because he still has several years ahead of him to develop.

“You cannot argue with the goalscoring record of Harry Kane,” Berbatov said, as per the Mail.

“He is one of the best of his generation in how he scores goals, how he plays the game, how he sees the game. He’s unbelievable.

“But the one concern I have is that age, he is almost 30 so nobody’s getting any younger. And in my mind, this is going to be a major concern if someone is going to buy him.

“When you say Spurs, the first thing on my mind is Harry Kane. So that legacy, it’s just too big for him to tarnish.

“It’s so difficult because you need someone who’s going to score goals, someone who’s going to be the right age so he can develop and get better and better and better.

“You have to use him for years to come and in my mind, that is Osimhen. This is the type of player I’d like to see for United.”