PSG's jaw-dropping Osimhen bid to blow Man Utd and Chelsea out the water

Stuart Telford

• Updated: 22 Apr 2023 08:46 BST
• 3 min read

Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly ready to meet Napoli's €150 million asking price for Victor Osimhen, leaving Manchester United and Chelsea playing catch-up.

Osimhen has emerged as perhaps the most in-demand striker in world football ahead of the summer transfer window, with his 21 goals in 25 games firing Napoli towards a first Serie A title in 33 years.

Premier League giants Manchester United and Chelsea are both in the market for an elite-level No.9, meanwhile.

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United's 27-goal top scorer Marcus Rashford does his best work from the left flank, while Chelsea have only scored 30 premier League goals between them season, with Kai Havertz struggling to convince at the point of their attack.

Both clubs have previously been willing to go to £100m (€113.2m) according to various reports, but PSG are ready to raise the stakes.

"A well-placed source has told Football Insider that the French club are ready to bid the extraordinary sum of €150million (£133million) for the 24-year-old this summer," report the aforementioned.

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PSG are one of the few clubs in world football who could afford such a sum, the French capital club having previously dropped a world record €222m on Neymar in 2017, but Osimhen's acquisition could have another value for them.

A double win for PSG

Kylian Mbappe has been vocal about his frustration in playing at the point of Paris' attack this season, with Neymar and Lionel Messi occupying the deeper and wider positions Mbappe prefers in behind him.

Osimhen up front would likely keep Mbappe happy on the left wing or playing off the Nigerian, helping stave off Real Madrid's ongoing interest in their star player.

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has previously stated he could consider Osimhen's sale for the right price.

"I'm very good at making contracts, so when [interested] come to me, they are blocked, so keeping [players] here won't be difficult," he said. "However, never say never. Sometimes there are offers you can't refuse, so you never know."