Man Utd join race for Victor Osimhen

Manchester United have added Nigeria and Lille striker, Victor Osimhen, to their summer shopping list in a bid to boost Red Devils attacking formation.

United boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, is seeking fresh goalscoring power and has turned to young Nigerian Osimhen, reports Le 10 Sport.

Discovered by Lille sports chief Luis Campos last summer from Charleroi, Osimhen was signed for €12m less than a year ago. But he could now be sold on for seven times that amount.

Lille would be prepared to sell this summer if offers exceeding the €80m Arsenal paid for Nicolas Pepe 12 months ago arrive.

Along with United, Real Madrid and Barcelona have also made contact with Lille to register their interest.

Lille forward, Loic Remy, had described his partnership with Osimhen as a good one, and he also hailed the attributes of the Nigerian star.

Osimhen is currently Lille’s highest-scoring player in the French top-flight with 11 goals in 22 games this campaign and the 33-year-old is full of praise for the deep understanding they have forged together.

“When I play upfront with him, I feel the complementarity. He’s physical and quick,” Remy told the Ligue 1 website.

“He fights for every ball. I was fast (laughs), less so now. I feel comfortable with him playing as a second forward. With a certain game intelligence, I manage to create space for myself with my movement.

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“For now, it’s a good partnership. Victor has played more of his games as a lone forward. I spoke about things to the coach, and he told me he had the strike partnership in mind. Against Nimes and Strasbourg, it worked pretty well.”