Manchester United has moved!Africa's strongest bomber, Osimhen, met with a close aide starting negotiations

May 06, 2025

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Manchester United is moving to recruit Victor Osimhen.

French foot Mercato revealed how Manchester United is moving to recruit a striker on the 5th (Korea time). The media reported 'Unhappy with the attack, Manchester United's board of directors has drawn up a list of four candidates to take on the No. 9 role. If Manchester United advances to the European Champions League (UCL) by winning the Europa League (UEL), Victor Jockeres seems to be Manchester United's top priority. Liam Delap is also getting attention, but above all, Osimen remains a strong alternative, it reported.

Foot Mercato said Manchester United have already begun negotiations with Osimhen. 'Oshimen seems unlikely to remain in Turkiye. Osimhen is very popular in the Premier League (EPL). United are seriously considering signing Osimhen next season and have also spoken to his aides. Proving this interest is a recent meeting between Manchester United and Osimhen.

Currently, Manchester United is seriously agonizing over the striker problem. Rasmus Hoyleun, the main striker, has been extremely sluggish and has not been able to use his strength in scoring. Joshua Zirkji, who was brought as a competitor for Hoylun, has a good performance, but his role as a scorer is below expectations.

Manchester United, which also intends to let Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Antony go, are looking for a clear scorer in the transfer market. Manchester United's most wanted player seems to be Jockeres, but Jockeres wants a team that plays in the UCL. In addition, it is difficult to be sure of recruiting Joquez because the competition is fierce.

On the other hand, the competition for Osimhen is unlikely to be fierce compared to his skills. The reason is money. Osimhen is a high-paid player and needs a lot of transfer fees. Foot Mercato says 'Oshimen is very attracted to EPL. EPL is the only league that can afford Osimhen's enormous annual salary of 12 million euros (about 18.8 billion won). The team that can win this competition is Manchester United. It is expected that more than 75 million euros (about 117.7 billion won) will be needed to recruit Osimhen from Naples, including bonuses.

Manchester United are likely to move after the UEL is decided for sure. If you advance to the UCL next season, your budget could increase tremendously, but if you don't win, the opposite situation will happen.

If he can be recruited, there is no denying that Osimhen is a player who will definitely raise Manchester United's power to the next level. This is because he is a player who has already been proven in his skills with his great performance of 33 goals and 8 assists in 37 games at Galatasaray this season.

Reporter Kim Dae-sik rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.