I actually made this comparison in another thread. He's like Nunez without the donkey moments, and probably a bit better aerially but not quite as much raw pace
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Napoli spent 80 million on him, 100 million would be the bare minimum they'd ask for
I wouldn't go anywhere near a 100 mill plus signing again unless it's a dead cert that the player would deliver and Osimhen certainty doesn't fit the billing
Question is where do we look for top class option if we haven't the funds for him and Spurs won't sell Kane either
There is no such thing as a "dead cert". We were very excited by Di Maria in 2014 and Sanchez in 2018...
But Osimhen is the only striker out there, not called Mbappé or Haaland, that is genuinely worth 100M.
The goals he is capable of scoring are so exciting...
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So he is probably worth what Liverpool paid for Nunez because I am sure they weren't expecting the donkey moments.
Yeah I think the fee is around 80-100. It's not helping that Napoli is unreal this year, they won't want to sell him even more now.
I’m guessing Chelsea will inevitably go for him along with us in the summer, and the other team getting Kane
Is he a better player than Yakubu?
They've got Nkunku already signed, haven't they?
yeah but he's more of a second striker or winger I would say, and although he can play as the main striker I doubt Chelsea signed him for that.. and in the PL it seems even less likely that's where he'll be utilised
but then again it's Chelsea, they probably don't know themselves and will still try for Kane and/or Omishen
I didnt find much of those exciting to be fair. They looked like normal goals.
Terrible defending to be fair. He scores a lot of goals on the back of mistakes. He also misses complete sitters, but I guess every striker does that. I've been watching some Napoli matches because he's been linked with us, and I'm not completely convinced.
Some of his finishes are extraordinary, but some of his passes and decisions are really bad. A bit of a hit and miss in build up and sometimes makes frustrating decisions one on one. I think he would score goals, but I don't think he would be as consistent as we would need him to. After watching a few matches, I'm left with the distinct impression that defending in Serie A is really bad (which surprised me), and signing players from Italy would be a bad idea at the moment.
Now if he could improve as much as our other players under Ten Hag's guidance there is definitely a player there who could become extremely effective, but we shouldn't delude ourselves into thinking he's the finished article and would instantly be one of the best strikers in the league.
The first goal is nothing normal. The pace and strength he shows to get passed Chris Smalling who is known to be a great 1v defender, then the finish on the volley at a tight angle is fantastic.
He fits everything ETH wants in a striker. the only thing holding us back would be the price.
Young Martial was on same level with young Mbappe ...
Where his world cup?
He really wasn't.
Why do we need a lot of intermediaries?
Will this be the summer 2023 ultra-mega thread or will it be Frenkie II: Electric boogaloo.
I can't wait to see which causes the biggest meltdown when the player doesn't sign for united.
I can't wait to see which causes the biggest meltdown when the player doesn't sign for united.
If Chelsea get involved it’ll be tricky. Will need him to choose us.
can't get all that excited considering this was against Smalling afterall
chelsea? yes they need a true CF but shit how many forwards can they sign and have in the squad after just buying Mudryk and already have a fee agreed for Nkonku? Not too mention, they'll be lucky to even get european football next season
And it begins...
Mudryk price is reasoning for his price tag - Chelsea fecking it up for all of us.
If we want him and are willing to spend the money, we will get him.
They likely won't have champions league to offer.
Except the reason for that high price tagwas apparently due to the Antony price tag, so.....
He is supposed to be a United fan isn’t he?
Wasn't it reported that one of the reasons Oshimen chose Napoli over us was because he didn't want to compete with Igalo?
We were one of the favorites to get him when he left Lille:
https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/footba...cks-napoli-over-manchester-united_406522.html
Seems like United is really big in Nigeria, despite us really never having any Nigerian players? Besides Igalo and some youngsters, Shola?, I can't think of any Nigerian players that have played for us.
If we sign him we'd be very close to winning the league.
Bruno's passes with Rashford and Osimhen running onto them
Bruno's passes with Rashford and Osimhen running onto them
Rashford isn’t technically amazing either - we have quite a few players who are technically superior. Still Marcus scores the most goals (and is joint second in assists)
feck it.. loan some money. bid now. Give him a 8.5 year deal.
Pretty sure Chelsea will be after him the minute we make our bid and happy to spend whatever Napoli will be asking for, so unless we get new owners in before Summer I don't see this happening at all. Osimhen seems exactly like the type of signing our new owners would make as their statement though it's hard to imagine we will be taken over by someone insane enough to outbid Chelsea.
Won’t matter if they offer more to Napoli and we aren’t willing to match.
United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Madrid and Barcelona are big in Nigeria. Nigerians see the EPL as the biggest league, it is widely watched here. Its similar to a Brazilian footballer dream of playing for one of the Spanish duo.
We won’t pay 150 unless we get new owners I’d say
It will matter… If the player decides he wants to join United then Napoli will have to accept the offer, as long as it’s not a huge difference.
I think we’ll have to match their wage and the conditions for the player himself And of course give something close to Napoli’s asking price.
I hate journalists. How can anyone possibly have had it said or inferred to them that an executive at Napoli has said "well look at what mudryk just went for". It's all made up speculative bullshit.
You can probably add the Nunez fee to the mix as well.
Nah, he's not got the technical skills. He's closer to Lukaku, a big miss for me.