Victor Osimhen

He'd be great for either, sorry I didn't see the links. Id personally rather we signed Isak than either of the above but I can't see us making deals for more than 50/60 million until we are at the stage where we need a specialist to push the collective over the edge but we are still so far away from that.
No chance he goes for anything below 90-100m. Best striker in the EPL this season and would transform either team.
 
I think Osimhen might disappoint a lot of posters here when he arrives. For one, he isn’t very confident with the ball at his feet, and EPL defenders will pick up on that real quick. Plus, his ego doesn’t quite match his talent level, so don’t be surprised if you see him throwing tantrums when things don’t go his way. I also suspect EPL referees will have a field day provoking reactions from him.

Personally, I believe we need a more ball-confident striker.. someone like Isak, though we’re unlikely to get him. We should prioritize players with that kind of profile before considering box specialists like Osimhen. That said, I do hope he performs well enough.

I am Nigerian btw.
If you're Nigerian then saying that Osimhen's ego doesn't match is talent level is quite simply wrong. He is like Bruno in that he can be whiny when things are not going well on the pitch but he will keep trying and will never put himself above the team either off or on the pitch. A clear example of this is during the last nation's cup where he was trying to hard at the start but settled down into a more supportive role in that attack once Lookman started banging them in.

He is excellent in the air and in duels (a trait that will serve him well in the premier league) and while he is not elite with ball at his feet, the comparisons to Lukaku I've seen on this page are frankly baffling and shows that many haven't actually watched the guy play. He is a top professional and yes he had a clashing of heads with ADL but that is because he felt unfairly treated by him but that didn't in any way affect his performance or application in the team. He is currently on loan at Galatasaray and many top strikers would have seen that as a mini vacation in a weak league but not him. He plays with the same hunger and desire and you can see how much the fans love him for that.
Note; I'm also Nigerian and maybe this is my bias speaking but given that every fanbase of clubs he has played for seem to love him and there has been no report of him being problematic in the dressing room, I think it's fair to say that calling him egotistical is unfair.

Side Note; I do have slight reservations about his fitness Record though. That is the one thing I'll be worried about if the club opts to sign him.
 
I haven't seen enough of him to make a full judgment but the games I have he has shown an erratic touch. Sometimes he has gotten away with it because he has been stronger than the defenders opposing him, that won't always be the case in the PL.

Don't think Utd should be buying players with major technical weaknesses, it never ends well.

Feel his presence will intimidate defences, yes may not be technically sound but can finish
 
I think Conte put a massive dent on his real selling price by sending him to Turkey.

He is worth sth around 100 mil, but I guess 60-70 would be acceptable now.
Sounds fair, I think we’ll definitely try and negotiate something towards the lower end of that :lol:
 
I think Osimhen might disappoint a lot of posters here when he arrives. For one, he isn’t very confident with the ball at his feet, and EPL defenders will pick up on that real quick. Plus, his ego doesn’t quite match his talent level, so don’t be surprised if you see him throwing tantrums when things don’t go his way. I also suspect EPL referees will have a field day provoking reactions from him.

Personally, I believe we need a more ball-confident striker.. someone like Isak, though we’re unlikely to get him. We should prioritize players with that kind of profile before considering box specialists like Osimhen. That said, I do hope he performs well enough.

I am Nigerian btw.
Is there any example of Osimhen throwing a tantrum over footballing matters?

His spat with Napoli was caused by racism issues. With Finidi (former National team coach), it was because he insinuated (and subsequently retracted) that Osimhen refused to honour a call up.

I don't recall a single instance where f he has thrown a strop over being benched. Can you?
 
I think Conte put a massive dent on his real selling price by sending him to Turkey.

He is worth sth around 100 mil, but I guess 60-70 would be acceptable now.
He’s not worth £100m. Both he and Napoli got very giddy a few years ago. Napoli could have offloaded him for a decent fee, but instead offered him a massive contract with the aim of getting even more for him.

How many clubs in the world are ready, able and want to drop £100m on a striker? Very few. Then how many would do so on someone who is 26 who would demand £13m a year on a 4 year contract, and then add in agent fees etc. so total cost circa £160m.

None.

Going to turkey didn’t help - but that’s a direct result of greed.

Times have changed.
 
I think Conte put a massive dent on his real selling price by sending him to Turkey.

He is worth sth around 100 mil, but I guess 60-70 would be acceptable now.
As far as I know he's got a release clause at €75m
 
Personally, I believe we need a more ball-confident striker.. someone like Isak, though we’re unlikely to get him. We should prioritize players with that kind of profile before considering box specialists like Osimhen
Like who? Like you say, we’re not swimming in the right pools for Isak right now. Osimhen and Gyokeres are the “best” options out there and they both have question marks. The striking market is dead.
 
But the key important factor before you guy a top or really good CF. Like building high tower.

Imagine CF is the top floor. You get the build the fundament/basement, 1 st floor, 2nd floor, 3 rd then the top floor.

In other words you get to buy and get top build ball players from CB and RB, further up the floor = top cm creative players, further up top wingers with top service ability....Then CF.

Then the job is. You have to analyze Manchester United first team and squad. Do United have what it require and demand to become a top premier league club? Not what it require at middle table and bottom teams.

And the stats have been showing. What? United have struggling to score goals in the last 2/3 seasons. Special against low and tight block.


So the solutions to the problems are:

United have to buy top service player deeper back. A top right foot of service like Trent Alex from Liverpool. CM/8 Kevin De Bruyne at his peak. Or the free CAM behind the striker in Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen.

Do and build all those steps before you buy a top CF.....if not. Doesn't matter if you buy 1,2 or 5 top strikers. They will struggle. If you haven't build a top strong fundament, basement of the a tower.


And in the end. Julian Draxler answer a reporter about his CF teammates : "His job on the pitch is scoring goals " . Totally correct.

As long as you scored goals and having top end product. Helping your team win matches and get the job done. Get 3 points and get it over the line. You have done what it require and demand from you as a CF.

What ability required most as a CF. You get to be as sharp as feck. A sniper of a CF, with ruthless and killer instinct.

Compare to wingers, position that require top one on one and top ball skills ability. With CF. It require lesser of those abilities. But if you are a complete CF like Brazil Ronaldo, appear some decades or more each time. Then you are just meant to be a natural born killer....on the pitch. You are coming to this earth to become a goal machine. A natural born goalscorer...a natural goalscorer talent.


That is how you build a top consistent really good attacking team. From a solid and strong fundament. From the bottom to the top floor.