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Victor Osimhen‘s switch saga seems to be a step nearer to its finish, with the striker reportedly accepting a contract supply from the Saudi Professional League.
The ahead, who Mail Sport understands has beforehand been mentioned by Manchester United and Chelsea, spent the final season at Galatasaray – on mortgage from Napoli.
Osimhen loved a prolific 2024/25 season within the Tremendous Lig, scoring 26 objectives and offering 5 assists in 30 video games for the Turkish giants.
Earlier than his transfer to the Istanbul-based membership, the 26-year-old scored 31 objectives in all competitions as he fired Napoli to a primary Serie A title in 33 years within the 2022/23 season, and has since been rated as one in every of Europe’s elite frontmen.
Nonetheless, he was pressured to desperately seek for a brand new membership in final summer time’s switch window after Napoli boss Antonio Conte signed Romelu Lukaku and left Osimhen out of his squad.
And now, Osimhen has reportedly agreed private phrases with Al-Hilal, whose €70million (£59m) bid for the striker has been accepted by Napoli, in line with Sky Sports activities Italy.
Victor Osimhen has accepted a contract supply from Saudi membership Al-Hilal, in line with a report
Mail Sport had beforehand revealed that Manchester United had been within the striker
It’s understood that Al-Hilal and Napoli have come to a £59million settlement over Osimhen
Final month, it was reported that Al-Hilal tabled a three-year contract supply which might see Osimhen earn near £15m per season taking part in within the Gulf nation.
The Nigeria worldwide can be becoming a member of a number of former stars of European soccer at Al-Hilal.
The 2024-25 Saudi Professional League runners-up boast the likes of Joao Cancelo, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Ruben Neves, Kalidou Koulibaly and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic of their ranks.
As for Man United, their consideration will now seemingly flip solely to Bryan Mbeumo in relation to attacking switch targets.
Mail Sport understands the Pink Devils are getting ready a revised bid for the Brentford ahead after their opening supply of £55m was rejected.
Brentford are pushing for north of £60m, whereas United’s opening bid was £45m plus £10m in bonuses.
Mbeumo is seen as a key goal for United, who need to enhance their lacklustre squad after a dreadful 2024-25 marketing campaign.
In addition to recording their lowest ever end in Premier League historical past (fifteenth), Ruben Amorim’s facet logged their worst goalscoring tally within the re-branded top-flight (44 objectives).
United will seemingly additional hone of their No 1 present attacking goal – Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo
Mbeumo – whose contract expires subsequent yr – might develop into United’s second signing of the summer time behind the £62.5m Matheus Cunha.
The seemingly sale of academy gamers Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho would symbolize pure revenue beneath PSR, and will permit them to spend extra closely within the window.
Thomas Frank admitted that Brentford, who completed 5 locations forward of United within the Premier League, would promote Mbeumo if the proper supply got here in.
The Tottenham-linked boss stated: ‘If he’s to be bought, it have to be for a pleasant, good quantity. It’s a lot. Mucho. Actually rather a lot.’
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