Following Cristiano Ronaldo’s interview with Piers Morgan about his various frustrations at Manchester United, it’s very difficult to see a way back for the Portuguese at Old Trafford.
What the Red Devils do next remains to be seen, but it seems more and more apparent that a new striker will be needed to make up for the fact the 37-year-old might no longer feature under Erik ten Hag.
A short-term option will likely be sought in the January transfer market, but Manchester United will then need to think about the future, which is where someone like Victor Osimhen could come in.
The Nigeria international is someone the club have already gone after in the past, but Napoli put up a wall around their star, wanting to keep him for an extra season.
It was the right idea, as he has excelled under Luciano Spalletti this season, and is one of the many reasons why the Serie A side are doing so well domestically and in Europe.
Corriere del Mezzogiorno, relayed by Tutto Napoli, make it clear that this is ‘the season of his consecration’, one in which he can ‘truly become Mr €100m and perhaps even more’.
They then point out that ‘interests have never been lacking’ so far, with the likes of Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Manchester United all lurking.
The newspaper then recall Jorge Mendes’ alleged attempt to place Cristiano Ronaldo in Naples by using him as a bargaining chip in a deal for Osimhen.
That wasn’t enough to sway Aurelio De Laurentiis, and it’s revealed that, so far, ‘no one has followed the three-digit requests (€100m+) from Napoli’.
Perhaps that will change in the future…
