Agent tips Man Utd for £110m Victor Osimhen transfer move ahead of Napoli exit
An Italian agent has tipped Manchester United to launch a huge summer transfer move for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.
Osimhen, 25, is likely to leave the Serie A title holders in the coming months, despite signing a new contract which runs until 2026 in December. The Nigerian is most prominently being linked with a move to Chelsea or Paris Saint-Germain but United's name has been mentioned on an increasingly frequent basis.
With Anthony Martial all but confirmed to be leaving Old Trafford at the end of his contract in June, the Red Devils only have one out-and-out striker in their entire first-team squad: Rasmus Hojlund. Therefore, new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and incumbent manager Erik ten Hag are scouring the market in search of a new No.9.
Although Hojlund has turned his first season around after a goal-shy start to life at United, a swoop for Osimhen remains a possibility - at least according to Roberto De Fanti. The agent, who works in England as an intermediary, was recently asked which sides could use Osimhen's services most and he only picked out the Red Devils.
Speaking to Tuttomercatoweb, De Fanti noted: "I could say everyone, but the truth is that United above all are looking for a centre forward. Hojlund is doing reasonably well, but the classic number No.9 - the [Erling] Haaland of the situation - could be Osimhen."
Paying Osimhen's reported £110million release clause would raise eyebrows given Hojlund's form, but if Ratcliffe and his INEOS colleagues want to make a statement in their first summer transfer window, signing one of Europe's most prolific marksmen would certainly be it. The 25-year-old may've recently committed to a new deal but Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has strongly hinted that if a
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