Turkish media: Man Utd the favourites to sign Victor Osimhen

Manchester United are the favourites to sign Victor Osimhen this summer, according to the Turkish media.

Osimhen is one of the most wanted men on the summer transfer market, with a whole host of top European teams vying for his signature.

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FootballTransfers reported earlier this week (see above) that Chelsea are in the lead for Osimhen, with the Nigerian setting his sights on completing a move to Stamford Bridge.

But the consensus in the Turkish media is that Man Utd are ahead in a race that also features Arsenal, PSG, Juventus and Barcelona.

Among the different media outlets in Turkey, Taktik Mania claims United have already sent in an official offer to Napoli and are accelerating in talks to sign the 26-year-old.

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Osimhen to move this summer

Osimhen joined Galatasaray last summer on loan for the season from Napoli until June 2025.

It is a dry loan with Galatasaray simply covering his salary from September until June at a cost of €10 million.

He has enjoyed a fantastic season with Galatasaray, scoring 28 goals in 32 games in all competitions.

Osimhen will return to Napoli at the end of the season and then leave the club permanently.

The 26-year-old has a release clause in his Napoli contract worth €75 million, for foreign clubs only.

He has no future at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona after falling out with the club last year.

The attacker had spent the entire summer searching for a new club and sacked his agent when this wasn’t forthcoming.

Osimhen had been frozen out of the squad at Napoli, with no chance of being reintegrated under new manager Antonio Conte.

Instead of spending the entire first half of the season training on his own, Osimhen opted to join Galatasaray on loan.

Osimhen saw his relationship with Napoli sour last season, following the TikTok scandal in which the club’s own social media team mocked his penalty miss with Bologna.

Osimhen had a largely difficult season on the pitch, while Napoli endured a disastrous defence of the Scudetto they won in the 2022-23 season as they finished 10th in Serie A.

The Nigerian had been a key player in the Scudetto campaign, scoring 26 league goals in 32 games.