Manchester United have fallen a long way short of their standards in the Premier League this season and improvement in 2025-26 is a must.
Man Utd sit in 14th in the table with five matches remaining and could finish as low as 17th.
Success in the Europa League might take the edge off United’s domestic failings but would do nothing to hide the obvious fact that there’s an enormous amount of work to do to put the Red Devils back where they expect to be.
Head coach Ruben Amorim and Erik ten Hag before him have been unable to make anything of 2024-25 in the Premier League and a lack of firepower has been one of the more tangible shortcomings.
According to reporting in Turkey and by Tuttosport in Italy, United’s simmering interest in Napoli attacker Victor Osimhen, currently on loan at Galatasaray, is very real and making progress.
“TuttoSport today state that Manchester United now have an ‘agreement in principle’ with Osimhen’s entourage over the striker’s salary, amidst keen interest from Juventus and their sporting director Cristiano Guintoli,” relays Sport Witness.
The Nigerian international has been one of the hottest attacking properties in football for some time and has scored 21 times in 25 Super Lig appearances this season, firing the Istanbul giants to a probable title.
With another 65 goals to his name in Serie A, admiring glances from Juventus and Man Utd were inevitable.
If talks are indeed moving along as reported, the next challenge for the Red Devils is to offload the players to unlock Osimhen’s punchy €75m release clause and make room for him in the squad.
United are aiming high when it comes to acquiring a new striker in the summer transfer window.
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