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- Manchester United are not giving up hope on their chances of signing Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen from Napoli in the summer
- United are desperate to build a competitive team under new manager, Erik ten Hag and have identified the Super Eagles striker as a key target
- The Nigerian striker has been impressive for the Seria A club this season after scoring 14 league goals to emerge as Napoli’s top scorer this campaign
Victor Osimhen could still be tempted into a move to the English Premier League with Manchester United not giving up on their chase for the Nigerian forward.
The English Premier League giants have seen the first offer for Osimhen turned down by Napoli but according to reports, United are preparing another mega offer to sign the Super Eagles striker.
According to a report via Punch, Manchester United are willing to offer struggling forward, Anthony Martial as part of the deal to sign the 23-year-old forward.
The English Premier League club are also offering Victor Osimhen a weekly salary offer of £146,000 to tempt the Nigerian to seal a move to Old Trafford.
Osimhen has established himself as the top marksman for Napoli since he joined the Serie A IN 2020 and has scored a total of 18 goals in 31 appearances in all competitions this season.
Napoli seek £85m for Victor Osimhen
Meanwhile, Napoli are beginning to realize that keeping Victor Osimhen might be a tough task following the striker’s high demand in the transfer market.
According to Team Talk, the Serie A club are open to the sale of the 23-year-old Super Eagles forward this summer, but will reportedly seek a whopping £85m for his services.
Victor Osimhen is Nigeria’s most expensive player after joining the Naples club for €80m with ads-on and has a contract with Napoli that runs till 2025.
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FootballVictor Osimhen rises on Napoli all-time scorers list
Earlier, Sports Brief reported Victor Osimhen is now Napoli’s 44th all-time scorer after the Nigerian international bagged his 28th goal for the club since he arrived in the summer of 2020.
The youngster found the back of the net in Napoli’s 3-0 win over Genoa when he opened the scoring in the 32nd minute inside the Diego Amando Maradona Stadium.
It was his 14th league goal of the ongoing campaign, which takes his tally in all competitions this season to 18, thereby becoming the club’s 44th all-time top scorer.