Arsenal HIJACK Man Utd offer for Nigerian superstar

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 2 Mar 2025 07:57 GMT
• 3 min read

Arsenal have hijacked Man Utd's summer move for Victor Osimhen.

Over the last week, United have become the frontrunners for Osimhen's signature this summer, with even Fabrizio Romano reporting that the Nigerian is warming up to the idea of moving to Old Trafford.

However, top Turkish journalist Yağız Sabuncuoğlu now reports that Arsenal are hijacking Man Utd's move for Osimhen.

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Sabuncuoğlu says that Arsenal have jumped ahead of United in the queue as they themselves search for a top-class number nine at the end of the season.

Arsenal also have the advantage, reports Sabuncuoğlu, as they are in a better financial position to offer Osimhen the salary he demands.

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

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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 and PSG, but Arsenal and Man Utd appear the most interested right now.

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

Osimhen will leave Napoli

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.