Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea battle for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen - Paper Round
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Updated 05/02/2023 at 09:11 GMT
Victor Osimhen is wanted this summer by Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, while Liverpool also face a bidding war of their own as they turn their attention to French international striker Marcus Thuram. Elsewhere, bids are expected to be submitted for Manchester United, and Nottingham Forest faced a struggle in order to land Keylor Navas.
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United and Chelsea to battle for Osimhen
Manchester United and Chelsea are both keen on signing Napoli striker Victor Osimhen next summer, and may have to out-spend Paris Saint-Germain to get their man, according to the Sun.
The paper writes: “They would be prepared to break the British transfer record of £107m they have just set for Enzo Fernandez in order to land Osimhen.
“The striker, 24, is set to be one of the most in-demand players in the next transfer window.
“Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain are among the clubs also in the hunt for Osimhen, whose 14 goals in 16 Serie A games have sent Napoli to the top of the table.
“The Italian giants don’t want to lose their star man but are confident of generating a high-stakes auction for a player who will have two years left on his contract in the summer.”
Liverpool face tough chase for Thuram
Marcus Thuram looks set to be in demand this summer as his contract is soon up, and the Mirror believes that there is already a host of interest in the 25-year-old French international striker.
The Borussia Monchengladbach forward attracted interest from Chelsea and Manchester United this January but they ultimately went elsewhere, and there are still plenty of clubs on the hunt.
“Liverpool have entered the race to sign Marcus Thuram alongside a whole host of European clubs for his signature,” the report states.
“The Frenchman is increasingly likely to become a free agent in the summer and will be available to move on to whoever he would like, granted he has more than one option. At this rate, it seems like that will be the case, with the Reds, Tottenham, Arsenal, Newcastle and Atletico Madrid also keen on the attacker.”
Bids for United set this week
The Mail believes that Manchester United will have official bids come in this week after the Glazers put the club up for sale.
After almost two decades at the helm, a change in ownership looks likely, and the papers estimates the potential cost for prospective buyers.
“The early front-runner in the race to buy United is British billionaire and boyhood fan Jim Ratcliffe, owner of the Ineos chemicals conglomerate,” the paper claims.
“The Glazers finally put a ‘For Sale’ sign up outside Old Trafford in November when they said they wanted to ‘explore strategic alternatives’ for United ‘including new investment into the club, a sale, or other transactions’.
“United’s share price has shot up on bid hopes since the announcement with the club now valued at £3 billion ($3.67billion) on the New York stock market.
“A buyer would normally expect to pay around 25 per cent more than that for full ownership and control, implying a £4 billion price tag.”
Forest almost missed out on Navas
Nottingham Forest almost missed out on PSG’s experienced Keylor Navas with the French club regularly changing their mind on whether they would let him go mid-season.
The Telegraph explains that the Costa Rican’s desire was crucial.
The newspaper states: “Crucially, Navas was on board and one of the first things he said to Forest was along the lines of 'you have a cup semi-final against Manchester United and I want to play'.
“His agent, Jorge Mendes, has also completed many deals before with Marinakis at his other club, Olympiacos, so that relationship was already there.
“The proposed loan deal was complicated, though, and took weeks to sort out. PSG also changed their mind many times on whether to let Navas go.”
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