Victor Osimhen



Interesting to see him roast Smalling at 2:09 in this. Osimhen is like a cheat code in the Serie A, but that's also a compilation of really poor defending.
 
AkaAkuma said:
Osimhen will be a free agent next year.
Anka’s comments were more about De Laurentis being too proud to admit defeat on this deal and let him leave on Osimhens terms.

I could see us signing him for 40m in late July on a reasonable contract with Osimhen getting a healthy sign on.
Or we sign him in 6-12 months on a further reduced fee or free.
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I actually forgot his contract is up in a year. 40m might be achievable then when the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea sign other strikers and his options shrink.

I still think Garnacho going the other direction with a sell-on clause (eg. 30% of profit) would be a fair deal for all parties. That sort of deal might enable us do something earlier than late July / August too.
 
He has such an aura about him and such a menace in the air, however Gyokeres knows the Ruben system so it's a real dilemma between the two
 
Kayla40TS said:
Yeah fair points, unless he doesn't want exposure. I'm not sure I would ever want to be famous at all let alone United striker type famous.
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He specifically prioritizes his charity work. So he definitely has different priorities from you.
Think about the difference it makes having a Manchester United player involved in things than not
 
daba said:
I actually forgot his contract is up in a year. 40m might be achievable then when the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea sign other strikers and his options shrink.

I still think Garnacho going the other direction with a sell-on clause (eg. 30% of profit) would be a fair deal for all parties. That sort of deal might enable us do something earlier than late July / August too.
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Napoli have a +1 to protect themselves from that and their Chairman is not going to take less than the 75M considering he feels that in itself is a heavily discounted price. He might be making a mistake but he is infamous for sticking to his guns once he has made up his mind which is one of the things that makes this such a complicated deal to pull off.
 
I hope he will play for Galatasaray.If he plays for us,he will wear the number 12 like drogba
 
Gandalf said:
Napoli have a +1 to protect themselves from that and their Chairman is not going to take less than the 75M considering he feels that in itself is a heavily discounted price. He might be making a mistake but he is infamous for sticking to his guns once he has made up his mind which is one of the things that makes this such a complicated deal to pull off.
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Ah okay, I was going to say, not much has been made of him being in last year of contract so that makes sense. Napoli will be reluctant to extend it though given he's their highest paid player and almost definitely never playing for them again.

40m is definitely not happening then but 60-65m might be workable if we're able to sweeten it with a fair deal on Garnacho.
 
Kayla40TS said:
Strange. I didn't know you knew my priorities as it pertains to charitable work.
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Got it. Well I get why you wouldn’t want to be famous, yet it would positively impact your charity work.

Could we agree the more famous you are the more you could gather people to donate or donate their time to support charity work? Or the more famous you are the more exposure your charity will get?
 
sideshow_bob said:
Bet PSG are gonna come in for him
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His general play looks nothing like an Enrique player to be honest. I watched some all touch videos (not highlights) against some proper teams like Benfica and Arsenal and honestly some of the play is nothing more than Hojlund.

He may be a bullish striker that keeps going for chances and I'm comfortable with him if that means he gets output from it, but his general play looks underwhelming.
 
TheRedHearted said:
Got it. Well I get why you wouldn’t want to be famous, yet it would positively impact your charity work.

Could we agree the more famous you are the more you could gather people to donate or donate their time to support charity work? Or the more famous you are the more exposure your charity will get?
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Sure. We can agree on that. I don't agree that I have to diminish my quality of life in order to maximize every conceivable avenue to whore myself for exposure in order to qualify as prioritizing charitable work.
 
Wing Attack Plan R said:


Interesting to see him roast Smalling at 2:09 in this. Osimhen is like a cheat code in the Serie A, but that's also a compilation of really poor defending.
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You could literally say that about every goal compilation.
 
VP89 said:
His general play looks nothing like an Enrique player to be honest. I watched some all touch videos (not highlights) against some proper teams like Benfica and Arsenal and honestly some of the play is nothing more than Hojlund.

He may be a bullish striker that keeps going for chances and I'm comfortable with him if that means he gets output from it, but his general play looks underwhelming.
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Yep said before he reminds me of Lukaku in many ways. Just his goals would make me forget the dodgy touches. He works hard in fairness
 
A prolific scorers but this guy has “trouble” written all over him.
Napoli want rid and there wasn’t exactly a clamour from other clubs to sign him last summer.
The same now, despite the usual press speculation.
 
Di Mario saying Al Hilal tried again for Osimhen, with a definitive no from him.

Would love to have either Viktor/Victor leading our line.
 
Jericholyte2 said:
Di Mario saying Al Hilal tried again for Osimhen, with a definitive no from him.

Would love to have either Viktor/Victor leading our line.
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Viktor likely will be leading our line come first game of the season. I’m surprised Osimhen turned down Saudi, money seems to be his leading motivation. I wouldn’t be against having him at Old Trafford but I think we’re trying to move away from players who are motivated by money and fame, hence why Rashford and Sancho no longer have futures with United.
 
IRELANDUNITED said:
Viktor likely will be leading our line come first game of the season. I’m surprised Osimhen turned down Saudi, money seems to be his leading motivation. I wouldn’t be against having him at Old Trafford but I think we’re trying to move away from players who are motivated by money and fame, hence why Rashford and Sancho no longer have futures with United.
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If money was his leading motivation then he would of joined Saudi,he is getting paid his worth , he won the league with Napoli, went Turkey , became their best player while winning there also.

Fame? He's a footballer in 2025, as soon as you sign your first professional contract fame kicks in , no matter what club you play for and for some players it kicks in before they EVEN turn 15.

We can't claim to be one of the biggest clubs in the world while "Whoring" our players out left right and centre when it comes to commercial stuff and not expect fame to be attached.

Rashford is who he is because we offered such expensive contracts

Luke Shaw takes the biscuit because we offered silly wages

Same went for Martial, same goes for Sancho and so on.

And none of those players have done more than Osimhen within the game.
 
IRELANDUNITED said:
Viktor likely will be leading our line come first game of the season. I’m surprised Osimhen turned down Saudi, money seems to be his leading motivation. I wouldn’t be against having him at Old Trafford but I think we’re trying to move away from players who are motivated by money and fame, hence why Rashford and Sancho no longer have futures with United.
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We should at least see what figure he's willing to accept
 
Seems to be a player chasing money rather than legacy. Don’t think he fits the profile of player we need or we’d be interested in signing.
 
Giggsy13 said:
Seems to be a player chasing money rather than legacy. Don’t think he fits the profile of player we need or we’d be interested in signing.
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He's already a legend on title winning teams in 2 different leagues and just turned down generational wealth thrown at him.

Whatever he is chasing I don’t think that's the accurate takeaway off of what we know.

Will be interesting seeing where he ends up in Europe this summer, PSG tried in the past and may again if they sell Ramos. Don't see him going out on loan again just for Napoli to lose him for free the year after. Figure that all parties will be looking to finalize his future this summer
 
Giggsy13 said:
Seems to be a player chasing money rather than legacy. Don’t think he fits the profile of player we need or we’d be interested in signing.
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Why would he reject Saudi if he was chasing money?
 
Regulus Arcturus Black said:
At what point in his career has he chased money? he’s twice turned down Saudi riches now because he’s let it be known he wants to stay in a top league.
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Also turned down Arsenal as a teenager to go to Wolfsburg for his development. The thread is full of people recycling the most tired clichés in a predictable pattern:

1. When he seems available, the "he's got a poor touch" brigade are out in full force

2. When he seems less attainable the "he's after money" regiment take over.

Neither side have a clue.
 
Wing Attack Plan R said:


Interesting to see him roast Smalling at 2:09 in this. Osimhen is like a cheat code in the Serie A, but that's also a compilation of really poor defending.
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That video actually makes me believe he'd do fine in the PL, he's got the speed and strength to deal with PL defenders. He might not be the most technical player but the guy has a real engine
 
Giggsy13 said:
Seems to be a player chasing money rather than legacy. Don’t think he fits the profile of player we need or we’d be interested in signing.
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Even though he has turned down the highest salary he will ever be offered in his life. TWICE. Makes sense.
 
Hate player greed but it appears he is on a pretty good number and why should he drop that when he has fallen out of favour with Napoli, who, it has to be said don’t mind a bit of controversy themselves (don’t know all the circs, mind you) and then, of course, we have Conte to deal with. Only seen a few clips but he strikes me as someone who would thrive at OT. Everyone said Eric was a bad lot but just wanted someone to show a bit of lerv, and he got up to far worse shenanigans than this fella. Ruben could handle this, as long as we can reach a credible settlement. Looks like Viktor is the man, though.
 
Wing Attack Plan R said:


Interesting to see him roast Smalling at 2:09 in this. Osimhen is like a cheat code in the Serie A, but that's also a compilation of really poor defending.
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Very good finisher at all sorts of angles. Can finesse them in as well as fire them in. Very quick reactions. All the goals were inside the penalty box area.

Only thing I don't like about these vids is they don't show hold up play or missed chances.
 
Kayla40TS said:
Sure. We can agree on that. I don't agree that I have to diminish my quality of life in order to maximize every conceivable avenue to whore myself for exposure in order to qualify as prioritizing charitable work.
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Well if you consider it whoring, then your priority is your quality of life and not your charity work.

You can only have one priority.

Him playing for United isn’t whoring himself, at all. By definition and even by symbolism. He’s a footballer. If you want to claim anything as whoring it’s playing in a lesser league and a problematic country for more money as “whoring” all though I would never use that term for a footballer
 
dinostar77 said:
Very good finisher at all sorts of angles. Can finesse them in as well as fire them in. Very quick reactions. All the goals were inside the penalty box area.

Only thing I don't like about these vids is they don't show hold up play or missed chances.
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What I like is the range of goals he scores. Tap in's, headers, rebounds and running in on goal. I would be happy with either him or Gyokeres but would have slightly more faith in Oshimen against EPL defenders.
 
The Original said:
Also turned down Arsenal as a teenager to go to Wolfsburg for his development. The thread is full of people recycling the most tired clichés in a predictable pattern:

1. When he seems available, the "he's got a poor touch" brigade are out in full force

2. When he seems less attainable the "he's after money" regiment take over.

Neither side have a clue.
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He does have a poor / inconsistent touch though. I don’t think that’s disputable. However he does have pace which means he can get to the ball quicker than his opponent
 
Fast, good in the air, more suited to EPL, but not best first touch and link up play (Osimhen) VS better overall play, knows Amorim's system, but lack of top league experience, bad at heading (Gyokeres)

I'd be happy to get either, but they both have pros and cons
 
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