The race to snap up the Nigerian international from the grasp of Napoli may have been cranked up by the Red Devils
Italian publication La Repubblica (via Napolipiu) claims that Manchester United have made a sensational 100 million euros bid to Napoli for their Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen.
Osimhen is presently the most expensive African transfer after his over 80 million euros move to Napoli from Lille two years ago.
And the former Golden Eaglets star could smash that record should Napoli accept Man United's offer, which would also make him one of the club's most expensive signings.
According to the reports, Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis has held a secret meeting with Victor Osimhen's agent Roberto Calenda at the Castel Volturno to discuss the offer. Napoli does not consider Osimhen non-transferable, while the Super Eagles star favours a Premier League switch.
Arsenal and Newcastle United are among the English clubs interested in Osimhen, with the Magpies possessing the financial strength to battle with Man United for Osimhen's signature.
Osimhen has 16 goals in all competitions for Napoli despite his many injuries and suspensions.
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Roy Kean
Victor Osimhen, why I’m I bending backward after reading this article about what I’d rather call a mini revolution happening at ManU a d their desire to have you in the thick of things at Manchester?
The picture that news carries is that, finally, ManU has agreed to discard old structures and tags about which I did write via this respectable online sports magazine a couple of days ago.
For me, the amount is worth considering, but the most important reasons are that the club is restructuring and have seemingly agreed to do away with the under-pressure system of patch-and-carry-go they had been so fond of over the past decade or more since the profit-seeking Glazer brothers came on board.
European club football is mostly a game whose sponsors are first in love with the game before making it a profit seeking venture. This has been the common trend in European football club management among the best football clubs in Europe. To bring profit first is like putting the cart before the horse. It does not allow time for a rebuilding of the structures, when the club cycle has climaxed. Rather than rebuilding to grow afresh, the owners tend to carry on in the hope that adding one or two good players on occasions could change the fortunes of the club for better.
Another good omen is that another coach, a good one too, is coming onboard who is not under any pressure. He is weeding out a good number of the existing players whose exit the owners, in a hurry to continue making profit, were blind to notice.
Again, the emphasis is no longer on ManU to be the flag bearer of English style of football. It is no longer ” you are the mirror image of English style football, play the game that way and win at all times…” Man. City learned not to walk that path a long time ago.
So, Osimhen, if your intuition tells you to jump you are free, the club’s structure is being rebuilt and with a new coach in Ten Hag, its owners could afford to grant the club a good period of grace to unite and evolve into the fearsome team over which the likes of Roy Keane and David Beckham would salivate…
Victor Osimhen, why I’m I bending backward after reading this article about what I’d rather call a mini revolution happening at ManU a d their desire to have you in the thick of things at Manchester?
The picture that news carries is that, finally, ManU has agreed to discard old structures and tags about which I did write via this respectable online sports magazine a couple of days ago.
For me, the amount is worth considering, but the most important reasons are that the club is restructuring and have seemingly agreed to do away with the under-pressure system of patch-and-carry-go they had been so fond of over the past decade or more since the profit-seeking Glazer brothers came on board.
European club football is mostly a game whose sponsors are first in love with the game before making it a profit seeking venture. This has been the common trend in European football club management among the best football clubs in Europe. To bring profit first is like putting the cart before the horse. It does not allow time for a rebuilding of the structures, when the club cycle has climaxed. Rather than rebuilding to grow afresh, the owners tend to carry on in the hope that adding one or two good players on occasions could change the fortunes of the club for better.
Another good omen is that another coach, a good one too, is coming onboard who is not under any pressure. He is weeding out a good number of the existing players whose exit the owners, in a hurry to continue making profit, were blind to notice.
Again, the emphasis is no longer on ManU to be the flag bearer of English style of football. It is no longer ” you are the mirror image of English style football, play the game that way and win at all times…” Man. City learned not to walk that path a long time ago.
So, Osimhen, if your intuition tells you to jump you are free, the club’s structure is being rebuilt and with a new coach in Ten Hag, its owners could afford to grant the club a good period of grace to unite and evolve into the fearsome team over which the likes of Roy Keane and David Beckham would salivate…
Dear Soccer.ng.
The problem of double postage of my response as appeared herein arose from a little issue I have had with the ‘I’m not Robot Captcha” section not responding promptly with my prompts. I have tried to delete the article on top with no success.