Manchester United ready to rival Real Madrid for record-making Super Eagles star

The Purple Devils will not be in need of high quality upfront, however the numbers simply will not be including up

Manchester United are the newest membership to be linked with a transfer for Nigeria and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.

As per The Metro, Man United supervisor Erik Ten Hag sees Osimhen as the best long-term substitute for Portuguese ahead Cristiano Ronaldo.

With Ronaldo set to depart Previous Trafford within the coming months, United’s Dutch boss might want to herald a high quality ahead to enhance the efforts of Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.

Excessive on Erik Ten Hag’s buying listing, it has been revealed, is Victor Osimhen, the thrilling ahead fueling Napoli’s cost in direction of a primary Serie A title in over 30 years.

Osimhen is Serie A’s high goalscorer with 9 targets, and the 23-year-old just lately turned Nigeria’s all-time high goalscorer within the Italian high flight with 32 targets.

Nevertheless, Manchester United will not be the one suitor excited about Osimhen.

Actual Madrid are additionally recognized admirers, with supervisor Carlo Ancelotti an enormous fan of the Tremendous Eagles star.

United and Actual Madrid might must battle Tottenham Hotspur for the providers of Osimhen, with the powers-that-be at Spurs satisfied that the Nigerian striker is the right purchase ought to fan favorite Harry Kane depart the membership.

Osimhen joined Napoli from French aspect LOSC Lille for an African document switch charge in 2020.

It might, nevertheless, take one other document switch charge within the area of 100 million euros to persuade Napoli to half with their most-prized asset.