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Manchester United ready a club-record £107m summer bid for prolific African superstar

Chelsea hold Christian Pulisic advantage in Manchester United target Victor Osimhen race.
Chelsea hold Christian Pulisic advantage in Manchester United target Victor Osimhen race. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Manchester United ‘preparing’ £107 million bid for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen

Manchester United are ‘preparing’ a £107 million bid for Napoli striker and Nigeria international Victor Osimhen, according to Calciomercato (h/t Manchester Evening News).

The Red Devils are compiling a nine-figure bid to prise the 24-year-old away from the Serie A giants. The striker is one of the names on Erik ten Hag’s shortlist to bolster the attack next summer.

If the Old Trafford side are successful in their attempt to get a hold of the forward’s signature for that amount, he would be tied with Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez as the most expensive player in Premier League history.

Manchester United 'preparing' £107 million bid for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.
Manchester United are preparing a massive bid for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen. (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)

However, the Old Trafford side are also eyeing Tottenham Hotspur star Harry Kane and a few other attackers. It remains to be seen who the Manchester-based club will sign in the upcoming transfer window.

Osimhen made his way to Naples in the summer of 2020 from LOSC Lille in France. The Nigerian has shown glimpses of his talent in past seasons with the Partenopei.

However, the 24-year-old has taken his game to the next level in the current campaign. In 22 appearances in all competitions for Luciano Spalletti’s team, the striker has found the back of the net 18 times and has provided four assists.

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As a whole, Napoli are thriving this term. The Italian outfit are at the top of Serie A at the moment. They are 15 points ahead of their nearest rivals and are on course to win their first Scudetto in over three decades.

United’s forward line could seemingly do with more quality in the number nine position. Anthony Martial and out Weghorst are the only two options at Erik ten Hag’s disposal at the moment.

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None of our attackers, except Marcus Rashford, has contributed considerably in the final third. Hopefully, the Red Devils will be able to pursue Napoli to part ways with Osimhen in the coming months.

Written by Aheed Abrar

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