Victor Osimhen | out of options | goes to Gala on loan

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From a sporting side, this deal will be much better for us. From the economical side not, but again, today's market is weird so if deal improves our performance on the pitch, why not. I would like to see Osimhen at the end of that inswinging cross by Antony. :drool:
 
Seriously? We just payed 100 mill € for Antony. This ain’t happening 100%.

Ronaldo to Napoli and Memphis to United.
 
ti vu said:
Napoli needs money I think. They have been in financial struggle these past couple years. Last summer they only bought/paid transfer fee for one player.
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They don't. It's a simple matter of the plan with Osimhen was always going to be to sell for 9 figures down the line, so if the offer comes now, they can't really turn it down, especially when they're getting a replacement in place at the same time
 
Only way this happens is if we can get some of the same deal ls Spurs did for Kulusevski. Obligation to buy for at least €80m if we make CL next summer sounds fair and we get to see if he's good enough.

Overall, given our transfer dealings a bit of a pipe dream.
 
Only way this deal makes sense is if they accept an obligation to buy and us paying Ronnie's wages effectively becomes their loan fee. Then next season we make a big effort to push out the deadwood on permanent deals so that next summer's budget is not heavily affected as we will still need a GK, CM and RB. But if we can chance one or two biggish sales by then it could be done, for example Henderson, Maguire/Shaw, the likes of Bailly, Tuanzebe etc.
 
Rightnr said:
Only way this happens is if we can get some of the same deal ls Spurs did for Kulusevski. Obligation to buy for at least €80m if we make CL next summer sounds fair and we get to see if he's good enough.

Overall, given our transfer dealings a bit of a pipe dream.
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Could that happen at all?
 
giorno said:
They don't. It's a simple matter of the plan with Osimhen was always going to be to sell for 9 figures down the line, so if the offer comes now, they can't really turn it down, especially when they're getting a replacement in place at the same time
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Is he a big deal in Italy or something? Does he always look so base?

What exactly is supposed to be potentially special about him?
 
I'd love this, and I think it would make a massive difference to our season. But it goes without saying it's complete nonsense. Agent noise and some creativity by a couple of Italian journos.
 
croadyman said:
Could that happen at all?
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I don't know enough about Napoli and the Italian league FFP (if there are any) but we've seen similar arrangements plenty often, usually within Seria A. Even Mbappe was 'loaned' to PSG with an obligation to buy for a season.

As long as they know they're getting the money, they can get financing as well, I think.

Having said that, it'd take Murtough a couple of days to fly there and check who this guy is. Unless, of course, the Glazers got scared to death again and just said green-lit the whole thing in 5 minutes Casemiro-style.
 
Drizzle said:
I'd love this, and I think it would make a massive difference to our season. But it goes without saying it's complete nonsense. Agent noise and some creativity by a couple of Italian journos.
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Yeah this is definitely pie in the sky
 
Let say if the club be able to pay for him as loan with obligation to buy next season, what the opionion on him as a player for us? Suit us? Can he improve in the future and be that striker for us?

Im like 50/50 for him.
 
Reyoji-Utd said:
Let say if the club be able to pay for him as loan with obligation to buy next season, what the opionion on him as a player for us? Suit us? Can he improve in the future and be that striker for us?

Im like 50/50 for him.
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He seems to split opinion, some of very much on the bandwagon whereas others think he looks utterly terrible on YouTube
 
Fortitude said:
Is he a big deal in Italy or something? Does he always look so base?

What exactly is supposed to be potentially special about him?
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Yes, he's looked really special in serie A, he's a big deal for sure. Rare combination of size, strenght, pace, acceleration, engine and football IQ. Think poor man's Haaland
 
croadyman said:
He seems to split opinion, some of very much on the bandwagon whereas others think he looks utterly terrible on YouTube
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Technique wise hes ok and scoring goals with his feet is still to be seen. However, it certainly effected by the way he play becaue he looks like to fight for the ball all the time and use his physique to do it. It kinda hinders and makes him looks rushy and busy all the time and thus no finese.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
Silly logic. The likes of Fofana, Antony and Nunez cannot be expected to become among the top 10 footballers in the sports history just because they cost a lot. The club's are rich and know / accept they overpaid for players they thought they really need.

And if he can do that why isn't Osimhen scoring for fun right now (or this past season)? Decent goal record but you cant exactly call it special.
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Nah, you and Chelsea are simply overpaying a winger for however meagre his output, call it panic buy or desperation or throw money away I can’t say… on the other hand, a truly promising striker on the up and going for the same amount will pretty always however score more than any winger but a new Ronaldo. Silly for silly, I rest my logic.
 
croadyman said:
Loan deal for him looks highly unlikely
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Yeah, the whole thing seems unrealistic.

But knowing the extent of our interest in Osimhen would be interesting, because we will need a CF signing next summer and I can't think of many other premium talents who will become available over the next year. So this might be a link that gets picked back up on next summer.
 
Remember the geese said:
I have but we should try to sign someone as close to his quality as possible. Out of interest, how would you compare Osimhen to Lautaro Martinez? Who do you think is the better player?
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Osimhen. Way better

Fact of the matter is, better young strikers than Osimhen are very few, and mostly unattainable at this time(Mbappé, Haaland, Gabriel Jesus, jury still out on Nuñez and Vlahovic)
 
he'd 100% score more goals than Cristiano or Martial, but we surely can't spend another 100m on 1 attacker
 
Adam-Utd said:
he'd 100% score more goals than Cristiano or Martial, but we surely can't spend another 100m on 1 attacker
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But we can take him on loan with an option to buy, while sending Ronaldo in the opposite direction. Then Osimhen becomes an instant starter and very likely significantly improves our team
 
Remember the geese said:
Interesting. As someone who doesn't watch much Italian football, I was under the impression that Martinez is a better and more technically proficient player.
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More technically proficient yeah, though not by much. Better player, i don't think so. Lautaro lacks elite physical traits and isn't some genius technician on the ball. His best quality arguably is his doggedness, but Osimhen is a terrier too
 
Bepi said:
Nah, you and Chelsea are simply overpaying a winger for however meagre his output, call it panic buy or desperation or throw money away I can’t say… on the other hand, a truly promising striker on the up and going for the same amount will pretty always however score more than any winger but a new Ronaldo. Silly for silly, I rest my logic.
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Antony is also a promising winger on the up. And this guy's goal output last year was nothing great. Antony wasn't the main goal getter in his team and did job as a creator just as well while being much younger. Not such what your logic even is.
 
Alemar said:
But we can take him on loan with an option to buy, while sending Ronaldo in the opposite direction. Then Osimhen becomes an instant starter and very likely significantly improves our team
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Loan option :lol::lol: De Laurentis will probably shoot whoever tries to suggest that.
 
hobbers said:
Scored 14 league goals in a cone league last year, so no.
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He also was out for two months when he was injured. Napoli didn’t look the same without him. He will frustrate at times but he’s got the ability and athleticism to be a real hit here.
 
giorno said:
More technically proficient yeah, though not by much. Better player, i don't think so. Lautaro lacks elite physical traits and isn't some genius technician on the ball. His best quality arguably is his doggedness, but Osimhen is a terrier too
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Thanks for this. You would also rate Osimhen over Abraham? They look quite similar players stylistically.
 
Napoli want 120mn+ for Oshimen and theres no way we are gonna pay this season or next season. Also dont think Napoli can cover all of ronnies wages without selling or us covering a part and we would be absolute mugs if we pay for ronaldo to play elsewhere.
 
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