Man Utd enter race for Chelsea target Victor Osimhen

According Independent, manchester united are destined to become great challenges for Chelsea in the race to sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen in the next transfer window.

The Nigerian star committed to a new long-term contract with Napoli in December last year, but as part of the deal, there is a £94million release clause, according to Independent. Chelsea have been keen to sign the 25-year-old in recent weeks, but the outlet claims Paris Saint-Germain and Man United are the favorites at the moment.

PSG and United are preparing to make a statement with their transfer deals this summer and Osimhen has become a top target for both teams. In the case of the Red Devils, there is a lot of emphasis on recruitment after Sir Jim Ratcliffe took control of the club with his minority stake. The agreement was recently approved by the first division.

First class forward

United spent a lot of money on the purchase of Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta last summer. Hojlund only scored in the Champions League until the end of December before finding his place in the Premier League. Since then, the Dane has scored 7 goals in his next 6 league games. In total, he has 13 goals so far, but at the moment he is injured.

The young forward's heavy workload contributed to his muscle injury and the coach's Erik ten Hag He will want another top striker in his ranks this summer. Osimhen would be the perfect player for the role. The Nigerian ace has only started 50% of Napoli's games this season amid injuries and African Cup of Nations duties, but he still has 13 goals and four assists in 22 games.

Osimhen scored 31 goals and 5 assists for the Serie A champions last season. He has become a proven goalscoring forward in one of Europe's top five leagues and bringing him to Old Trafford ahead of Chelsea and PSG would be a real statement. Osimhen, however, will want to be guaranteed a starting place at United.