On May 5th, Corriere della Sera reported Manchester United have been in contact with Victor Osimhen’s entourage for a year and are ‘ready to return’ for the Napoli star in the summer.
Il Mattino now explain Paris Saint-Germain have carried out serious polls for the 24-year-old and his agent, Roberto Calenda, has been in Paris in the last few hours.
PSG are not alone and will be joined by clubs in England, including Manchester United, in the chase for the striker.
It’s claimed ‘there’s a queue’ in the Premier League, where the Red Devils and other clubs are ‘waiting for the moment to present their offer’ to the Naples club.
Erik ten Hag’s side have a ‘slight advantage over everyone’ because they already tried to sign the Nigeria international last summer. It’s stated the Old Trafford club failed since they tried to include Cristiano Ronaldo as part of the deal.
A year later, Manchester United could take the ex-Lille man away from the Serie A winners by meeting Aurelio De Laurentiis’ demands.
The Napoli president has already informed the star’s agent a ‘monstrous offer’ is needed to sanction Osimhen’s sale. According to the report, a fee of ‘at least €160m’ is needed to convince De Laurentiis.
A move to Manchester United or PSG could see the player earn in excess of €10m net per year… plus bonuses. Napoli cannot match this as he currently earns €4.5m annually.
Il Mattino state: ‘Osimhen has been silent about his future for weeks, he celebrated the Scudetto, he rejoiced but he said nothing about his future. Throwing everyone into anguish. And it is normal that he scans the horizon thoughtfully. The impression is that all hell is about to break loose in Europe.’
Even though Manchester United have a ‘slight advantage’ in the transfer race, the report doesn’t specify if they are ready to meet Napoli’s demand of €160m for Osimhen.
The Nigerian has managed 28 goals and five assists from 35 games this season.
