{"id":617061,"date":"2022-08-29T16:54:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T20:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=617061"},"modified":"2022-08-29T17:00:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T21:00:45","slug":"manchester%e2%80%90united%e2%80%90target%e2%80%90napoli%e2%80%90striker%e2%80%90victor%e2%80%90osimhen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/29\/manchester%e2%80%90united%e2%80%90target%e2%80%90napoli%e2%80%90striker%e2%80%90victor%e2%80%90osimhen\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Have New \u2018Unbelievable\u2019 Potential Top Target After Double Signing Gets Close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1564310394944077825\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florian Plettenberg<\/a> of Sky Sports<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen is a player admired by <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/29\/manchester-united-martin-dubravka-newcastle-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a>. The Old Trafford hierarchy see the Napoli striker as a player with potential, and he is on their list of targets regardless of any potential deal involving <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/03\/ten-hag-manchester-united-ronaldo-furious\/\" target=\"_self\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a>, with the Portuguese attacker reportedly pushing for a\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/cristiano-ronaldo-transfer-napoli-sporting-victor-osimhen-b2155087.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">loan to Napoli<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This comes after the Red Devils have <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1564306203647397888?s=20&amp;t=Bdp-Rur1lLQMU0aA81tuaQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">agreed to sign<\/a> both Antony and Martin Dubravka, strengthening their last line of defence and their offensive line too.<\/p>\n<h2>Victor Osimhen: Manchester United Target \u2018Unbelievable\u2019 Striker as Ronaldo Pushes for Napoli Loan<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">X News <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Osimhen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Osimhen<\/a>: He\u2018s definitely a potential top transfer target for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a>! Regardless of whether a swap deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ronaldo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Ronaldo<\/a> works out or not. The bosses see a lot of quality &amp; development potential in him. He\u2019s on the list. No negotiations with him at this stage. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportDE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SkySportDE<\/a> \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1564310394944077825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The future of the Nigerian International<\/h3>\n<p>United have earmarked the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/88005701-arsenal-unbelievable-84m-star-would-be-statement-of-intent-at-the-emirates\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unbelievable<\/a>&#8221; Osimhen as a player they like, but at this stage no negotiations have taken place with the player. However, reports suggest, that any potential deal is not dependent on a swap deal with Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>The future of Napoli\u2019s star striker has been the subject of much speculation, and coach Luciano Spaletti has admitted that his Nigerian hitman has a price tag of \u00a385 million, describing the amount as: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurosport.com\/football\/premier-league\/2022-2023\/luciano-spalletti-admits-big-victor-osimhen-bid-would-be-difficult-to-ignore-as-cristiano-ronaldo-sw_sto9107545\/story.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">difficult for anyone not to consider<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/28\/fee-agreed-journalist-confirms-manchester-united-are-closing-in-on-vital-signing-just-one-more-obstacle-left\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Close In on Vital Signing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spalletti also told DAZN when asked about the possibility of Ronaldo and Osimhen swapping clubs: \u201cI don\u2019t have time to think about other things because we\u2019re playing so much. We train every day because I still have a team to fine-tune&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/victorosimhen9\/status\/1564187065524359168?s=20&#038;t=Bdp-Rur1lLQMU0aA81tuaQ<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo\u2019s future has been the subject of speculation throughout the summer since he reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/2383403\/ronaldo-confirms-i-want-out\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asked to leave<\/a> Old Trafford to join a club competing in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/25\/uefa-champions-league-draw-2\/\" target=\"_self\">Champions League<\/a>. The September 1 transfer deadline is fast approaching, and rumours regarding the Portuguese legend&#8217;s future continue to rumble on.<\/p>\n<h3>What Osimhen Could Bring to Old Trafford<\/h3>\n<p>Osimhen is a nightmare to mark for any opposition defender. He is an athletic, quick, physically imposing striker with a keen eye for goal, as proven by his 30 goals in 65 games for Napoli.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian striker is adept at holding the ball up and has a great first touch, making him the ideal target man. He works hard and presses well from the front, often setting a superb example for his teammates to follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sports,\u00a0Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen is a player admired by Manchester United. The Old Trafford hierarchy see the Napoli striker as a player with potential, and he is on their list of targets regardless of any potential deal involving Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Portuguese attacker reportedly pushing for a\u00a0loan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":617077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,18,7188,5],"tags":[369,7380,4293],"class_list":["post-617061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-manchester-united","category-rumours","category-serie-a","tag-cristiano-ronaldo","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours","tag-victor-osimhen"],"modified_by":"Joseph Howes, Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}