Fabrizio Romano delivers key update on Manchester United’s interest in Victor Osimhen

Manchester United will be looking to strengthen their striker department in the summer as the team struggles to score goals.

Ruben Amorim has been dealt a difficult hand since taking charge of Manchester United in November last year.

In the four months since he has came in, Amorim has struggled to successfully adapt his system to the current squad at Old Trafford.

The biggest issue so far is that the team are struggling to score goals, with Rasmus Højlund and Joshua Zirkzee having a combined five Premier League goals after 25 games.

Neither of the current options up front are able to guarantee goals, which has led to the potential promotion of Chido Obi from the Academy setup.

However, Amorim will be aiming to sign a senior solution to their goalscoring problem when the summer comes around.

Fabrizio Romano’s key update on United’s interest in Osimhen

United have already been linked to several options who could help provide quality up front at Old Trafford.

One of those players is Nigerian international Victor Osimhen, who is currently on loan from Napoli at Turkish side Galatasaray.

So far this season, Osimhen has 19 goals and five assists in 24 appearances which follows on from three impressive campaigns in Italy beforehand – scoring 66 goals across that period.

The 26-year-old would be an ideal option for Amorim. He does not only suit the head coach’s preferred style, but has the ability to score goals from so many different types of situations.

Speaking on his YouTube channel this week, Fabrizio Romano has clarified that United have not yet made a move for Osimhen or any other striker.

He said: “Several clubs are looking for strikers, including Man United, but at this point, they have not reached out to the Osimhen camp or Napoli.

“They are monitoring several strikers but it is still too early to see who is going to be the new striker for Man United.”

United have two hurdles in Osimhen deal

The biggest hurdles involving any deal for Osimhen to United is the potential fee and whether the player would be prepared to move to a club without Champions League football.

Of course, there is still a way that the Reds secure a place in Europe’s elite competition next season. Victory in the Europa League this term would provide that, but not many United fans are optimists at this moment in time.

It has been claimed that the striker has a release clause around £62 million which can be activated in the summer.

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While that is a significant amount, United’s leadership cannot think they can secure a top class signing like Osimhen for any lower price. In fact, £60 million is quite low for a player of his quality.

The Reds do have many positions to strengthen in the summer and they will have to stretch their cash across those. But the need for a top class striker might be greater than any other transfer, and so they should be looking to splash the cash there.

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