{"id":624432,"date":"2023-06-15T14:38:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T18:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624432"},"modified":"2023-06-15T14:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T18:38:04","slug":"victor-osimhen-out-of-reach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/15\/victor-osimhen-out-of-reach\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Face Major Decision After Learning Huge Price Tag for \u2018Extraordinary\u2019 Target Who Is Keen on Premier League Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has emerged as a target for Manchester United, but the Premier League giants could face a significant stumbling block in their pursuit. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2023\/jun\/14\/manchester-united-pull-out-of-harry-kane-chase-tottenham-transfer\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports from Jamie Jackson of The Guardian<\/a>, Napoli, the 24-year-old&#8217;s current club, are demanding a staggering fee of \u00a3130 million for the talented forward. This hefty price tag could potentially put the Red Devils&#8217; hopes of securing his services out of reach.<\/p>\n<h2>Victor Osimhen Likely to Be &#8216;Out of Reach&#8217; for Manchester United<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Victor Osimhen continues to be of interest to United, but he too is likely to be out of reach due to Napoli&#39;s price tag. [ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamieJackson___?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JamieJackson___<\/a> ] <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yf5g2GGSdd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Yf5g2GGSdd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manchester United (@rubenamorimfanz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rubenamorimfanz\/status\/1669027771622858764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Napoli&#8217;s Demanding Price Tag<\/h3>\n<p>According to recent reports, <span title=\"Italian-language text\"><i lang=\"it\">Gli Azzurri<\/i><\/span> are adamant in their valuation of Osimhen and have set a lofty \u00a3130 million asking price for the Nigerian forward. This astronomical figure is likely to deter the Premier League side, who may consider it excessive for a single player.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/14\/manchester-united-mason-mount-offer\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Make Offer for \u00a380k-P\/W Star Who Could Solve Ten Hag&#8217;s Problems<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The club would need to carefully consider the financial implications of such a substantial investment, particularly given the current economic climate in football.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United&#8217;s Interest in Victor Osimhen<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the steep price, Manchester United have expressed a keen interest in the former Lille striker&#8217;s services. The Red Devils are actively seeking attacking reinforcements and see him as a player who could significantly bolster their offensive capabilities. His impressive performances which have also helped Napoli win the Serie A, have caught the attention of several top clubs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/13\/manchester-united-register-moussa-diaby-interest\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Looking to Replace Star With Explosive 25-G\/A Winger<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero praised the 24-year-old for his exploits calling him an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulsesports.ng\/football\/story\/juventus-legend-praises-osimhens-best-characteristics-2023050520045511981\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;extraordinary&#8217;<\/a> player and a &#8216;modern striker&#8217;. Moreover, the forward himself has expressed his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/03\/09\/victor-osimhen-premier-league-dreams\/\" target=\"_self\">desire to play in the Premier League<\/a> someday.<\/p>\n<h3>Exploring Alternatives<\/h3>\n<p>With the Italian club&#8217;s asking price potentially out of their reach, the English side may need to explore alternative options in their pursuit of attacking reinforcements. Per Jackson, they are monitoring emerging Danish star Rasmus Hojlund but look set to miss out on Harry Kane.<\/p>\n<p>This summer transfer window will prove to be an important one for the club from Old Trafford and its fans as they aim to capture the Premier League title after a decade-long wait.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_624317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-624317\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-624317 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Old-Trafforf-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Old Trafford stand \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Old-Trafforf-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Old-Trafforf-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Old-Trafforf-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Old-Trafforf.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-624317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Daniel0685 on Flickr: https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2miYtGY CC BY 2.0: https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has emerged as a target for Manchester United, but the Premier League giants could face a significant stumbling block in their pursuit. According to reports from Jamie Jackson of The Guardian, Napoli, the 24-year-old&#8217;s current club, are demanding a staggering fee of \u00a3130 million for the talented forward. This hefty price [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4369,"featured_media":624317,"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":[18,3,7188,5],"tags":[7380,895,4293],"class_list":["post-624432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-premier-league","category-rumours","category-serie-a","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours","tag-napoli","tag-victor-osimhen"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624432","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\/4369"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}