Manchester United have made contact for the signing of Lille striker Victor Osimhen, according to a report on Thursday.
It’s the Italian media who brings some news about the case, as journalist Ciro Venerato spoke to CalcioNapoli24 about the race for the player, who is widely expected to sign for Napoli in a €50m+ deal.
He claims the Red Devils called Osimhen’s new agent ‘hours ago’ just to know if he had already signed for the Serie A side, with whom he’s in advanced negotiations.
Venerato considers that Osimhen’s deal with the Italian side would be very unlikely to collapse, especially because Manchester United are yet to make an official move for the player yet.
He also claims that this supposed call could also be a ploy from Osimhen’s agent in order for them to get a bigger salary offer from the Italian side.
However, should an offer arrive from Old Trafford, then Napoli would feel a big threat from the English side, since there’s no way they could financially compete against the Red Devils.
Osimhen recently changed representatives, and Venerato also explained why.
He said: “Like all Nigerians, Osimhen asked to get his dream move to the Premier League. However, no offers arrived and his entourage advised him to accept Napoli.
“Then the new agent arrived who told Victor he would either take him to England or get him more wages from Napoli”.
