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title: "Manchester United: Conor Clancy makes Victor Osimhen transfer fee claim"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-victor-osimhen-transfer-gossip-news/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Clubbe"
section: "Follow up"
published: "2022-05-26T12:45:46Z"
modified: "2022-05-26T12:45:46Z"
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# Manchester United: Conor Clancy makes Victor Osimhen transfer fee claim

**Journalist Conor Clancy has made a transfer claim involving [Manchester United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/) and their pursuit of Napoli forward Victor Osimhen.**

### The lowdown: United interested in Osimhen

After Erik ten Hag [officially](https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/erik-ten-hag-appointed-as-man-utd-manager-official-statement) took over the helm as the club’s new manager, a major rebuild of the squad is expected over the course of the summer.

It has recently been [reported](https://sportwitness.co.uk/manchester-united-make-important-offer-signing-ten-hags-preference-player-mentioned/) that the Red Devils are desperate to bring the highly-rated 23-year-old Nigeria striker to Old Trafford as the Dutchman attempts to kickstart the transfer window with fresh faces coming in.

Looking at the possibility of making Osimhen part of the new era in Manchester, one journalist has suggested that such a move isn’t out of the question, but with one significant obstacle to overcome…

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### The latest: Osimhen could cost £100m+

Speaking to [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/88012101-man-utd-superstar-ten-hag-target-could-be-100m-buy-at-old-trafford), Clancy claimed that the Glazers will have to exceed United’s [club-record](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/transferrekorde/verein/985) transfer expenditure in order to sign the [18-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/victor-osimhen/nationalmannschaft/spieler/401923/verein_id/3444) Nigeria predator.

He said of Osimhen: “I think he’s the next £100million sale from Serie A, whether it’s this summer or next summer. He’s not going to go cheap. Napoli signed him for £70million and that was very much with a view to selling him for more than that.

“A £10million profit on a player like Osimhen is not enough. He’s a superstar.”

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### The verdict: At all costs

A nine-digit transfer fee is eye-watering, but Osimhen boasts an outstanding [66 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/victor-osimhen/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/401923) in 152 senior outings in what has been a rapidly rising career trajectory to date, and he would certainly offer a longer-term option than United’s current [primary goal-getter](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/leistungsdaten/verein/985) Cristiano Ronaldo.

During the 2021/22 campaign, the powerful Nigerian centre-forward scored [18 times and provided another six assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/victor-osimhen/leistungsdaten/spieler/401923) in 32 appearances across all competitions, boasting an impressive 7.13 [Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/victor-osimhen/822471) rating whilst taking 3.4 shots per Serie A game in the process.

As Ten Hag attempts to oversee a revamp of the squad at Old Trafford, Anthony Martial appears [a likely candidate](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/12525801/anthony-martial-manchester-united-forward-leaves-behind-mixed-old-trafford-legacy) to leave the club altogether, so Osimhen would seem the ideal man to become an instant replacement for the out-of-favour Frenchman, given his enviable track record.

***In other news: [Man Utd and Ten Hag launch ‘important offer’ to sign ‘the future’ of football along with De Jong](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/manchester-united-transfer-news-victor-osimhen-offer-2/)***