Manchester United Icon Rio Ferdinand is determined that the Red Devils should chase Napoli's Victor Osimhen while they are looking for a striker, with a £ 50 million rival bid launched
Rio Ferdinand has encouraged Manchester United to sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen to strengthen their forward line. The Nigerian has reportedly rejected an opening of £ 50 million offer for his services this week from the Turkish side Galatasaray, with whom he published on loan last season.
The Red Devils have already strengthened an attack that collected a mediocre 44 competition goals last season, the fifth lowest in the top flight, with the signing of Wolves Talisman Matheus Cunha. But it is no secret that a no. 9 is also on their shortlist.
The club has long been associated with Sporting CP's Viktor Gyokeres, who was previously under the steward of Ruben Amorim in Lisbon, but he is now in advanced conversations with Arsenal.
Ferdinand, who played 455 times for United and is a six-time Premier League champion, is of the opinion that sights should be set to another attacker. With a rival bid for Osimhen, the 26-year-old he thinks is that his former employers should sign.
“I am like a broken record. If someone listens to my podcast, I have said Osimhen for a while now,” Ferdinand told Talksport on Monday when he was asked about his number 1 target for United. “He is a center-forward, he has experienced, he knows how to score goals at the highest level.
“I have seen today that Galatasaray made a £ 50 million bid. I mean, £ 50 million to get a top-class striker, one of the best attackers in the world, is absolutely peanuts in the current market. I will be disappointed if he goes to Galatasaray for that type of money when United is out for a no. 9.” “
Sky Italy reports that Napoli has rejected an opening offer in the £ 50 million region for their star striker, which was shipped to Turkey on loan last summer.
Wide, the Red Devils also want to add firepower in the form of Bryan Mbeumo of Brentford, who ran the last top campaign on top 20 times. A first bid of £ 55 million was rejected, but Amorim's side returned with an improved offer, which was also rejected.
Reports suggested that a deal was almost completed, and the Cameroonian prefers a move to Old Trafford, although the radio silence has fallen into the deal and a third bid has to be arrived. However, Ferdinand is not in panic, because he added: “Listen, Rome was not built one day, isn't it? People can get frustrated, but there is still a lot of time left in the window.
“Of course you would like to get your company done early, which would be great, but I don't think everything will come true and you have to be very lucky to make that happen.
“We have Cunha in it, it seems that the club is adamant that they want to get Mbeumo, but they want to get the deal for the right price that fits the club, which is part of the negotiations and achieving that.
“I think you would ideally like to see things in the background and you just announce a signature, but it has not been. I think if we do get it, he is the type of player that I am probably screaming about for more than a year, in terms of type player, whose mobile, who is dynamic, aggressive.
“He can score goals and add value to the team. So I hope it will be done, but I would still like to see a center signed at the football club.”