Fabrizio Romano confirms Victor Osimhen’s Man Utd stance

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 26 Feb 2025 14:22 GMT
• 3 min read

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Victor Osimhen is open to discussing a summer transfer to Manchester United.

Osimhen has emerged in recent weeks as United’s top striker target at the end of the season.

And Romano says that the Nigeria star will listen to offers from the Red Devils.

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What did Romano say?

"He's open to hearing from Man United, as well as more clubs for sure,” Romano said.

“But again, it's not something being decided now in February with Man United as it will depend on the budget.

“For Osimhen, respecting his current salary conditions at Napoli is a key point."

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Osimhen joined Galatasaray last summer on loan for the season from Napoli until June 2025.

It is a dry loan with Galatasaray simply covering his salary from September until June at a cost of €10 million.

Osimhen will leave Napoli permanently in the summer.

The 26-year-old has a release clause in his Napoli contract worth €75 million.

There is also interest from the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and PSG, but Man Utd appear to have prioritised him as their favoured option in attack.

He has enjoyed a fantastic season with Galatasaray, already scoring 20 goals in 26 games in all competitions.

Osimhen has no future at Napoli after falling out with the club last year.

The attacker had spent the entire summer searching for a new club and sacked his agent when this wasn’t forthcoming.

The 26-year-old had been frozen out of the squad at Napoli, with no chance of being reintegrated under new manager Antonio Conte.

Instead of spending the entire first half of the season training on his own, Osimhen opted to join Galatasaray on loan.

Osimhen saw his relationship with Napoli sour last season, following the TikTok scandal in which the club’s own social media team mocked his penalty miss with Bologna.

Osimhen had a largely difficult season on the pitch, while Napoli endured a disastrous defence of the Scudetto they won in the 2022-23 season as they finished 10th in Serie A.

The Nigerian had been a key player in the Scudetto campaign, scoring 26 league goals in 32 games.