Man Utd puts £100m on the table for Nigerian striker Victor Osimhem as his brother revealed the reason why he didn’t join the club in 2021.
Victor Osimhen has emerged as one of the finest strikers in the Europe top five leagues. He hits the ground following his move to the Serie A.
The Super Eagle star kept Napoli’s hope of winning the Serie A trophy alive and he could end up winning his first major trophy with the club.
A lot of clubs have shown an interest in him since he made a big money move to the Italian league. Though Manchester United tried to sign him from Lille before the deal failed to go through.
Victor Osimhen’s brother Andrew has revealed why his brother couldn’t join the English premier league club in 2021.
Man Utd puts £100m on the table for Victor Osimhen
According to multiple reports, Manchester United had a meeting with Victor Osimhen’s agent yesterday. The club are working on a deal to bring the Nigerian youngster to the club in the summer.
Edinson Cavani will surely leave the club as a free agent this summer and Manchester United will 100% sign a new striker.
Darwin Nunez and Victor Osimhen have emerged as a top target and the board are currently in talks with their representatives.
Why did Osimhen didn’t join Man Utd in 2021?
Victor Osimhen’s brother Andrew: “It is very true that Manchester United wanted Victor but he told me something like he had too much respect for Odion Ighalo to be competing for shirts with his senior colleague.”
Andrew Osimhen: “My brother holds Ighalo in high esteem and he just didn’t see himself going to Old Trafford to battle for a striking role with the highest goalscorer at the 2019 AFCON in Egypt.”
