Victor Osimhen would ’100 per cent join Manchester United’ were the Premier League side to make a move for the Nigeria star.
Osimhen, 27, has been perennially linked with a move to the Premier League through the years having been admired by United, Arsenal and Chelsea.
A move to Stamford Bridge fell through in 2024, later sealing a shock loan move to Galatasaray that summer having burned bridges at Napoli.
The striker scored 47 goals in 41 appearances in his first season in Turkey and despite lingering interest from major European clubs, Galatasaray secured his services on a everlasting basis, smashing the Turkish record to sign him for €75million (£65m) on a long-term deal.
Osimhen has continued to thrive within the Super Lig with former Premier League star and Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan hailing his performances on his appearances on Rio Presents.
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The previous Sunderland striker expressed his surprise no Premier League clubs snapped him up last summer with former United star Ferdinand convinced he wouldn’t hesitate if the decision got here.
‘Victor Osimhen, he loves scoring goals, he plays along with his heart, and provides all the pieces. I’m surprised big clubs didn’t go for him on this transfer window,’ Gyan said.
‘But hopefully, I’m feeling Manchester United too, provided that he wants to return due to their history and all the pieces.’
Ferdinand replied: ‘Osimhen will come to United, if United offer to take Osimhen, he would go, 100%.’
United, Arsenal and Chelsea were all available in the market for a centre forward last summer, signing Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko respectively. Those strikers have thus far struggled with the demands of the Premier League with Paul Schloles declaring last August that United must have signed Osimhen over the Slovenia international.
Chelsea meanwhile signed two centre forwards in Joao Pedro and Liam Delap having also allowed Nicolas Jackson to depart Bayern Munich on loan.
While Pedro hit the bottom running eventually summer’s Club World Cup, he has just seven goals in all competitions this season while Delap’s first goal within the Premier League got here just last week against Fulham.
Former Chelsea star John Obi Mikel was involved in negotiations with Osimhen in 2024 and was looking forward to his countryman to go to west London before the Delap deal was struck.
‘Everyone knows who I desired to see come to the football club and who the fans desired to see come to the football club, Mikel told Metro in June.
‘It’s a shame he didn’t come to Chelsea, the club he supported as a child growing up, but they’ve decided to go in a special direction [signing Delap] which is nice, I hope it really works out for him on the club.
‘But I might have loved to see someone are available in to hit the bottom running right away, who knows the right way to play in big games, in big competitions who has been there and done it. But we’ve got to support Delap and be sure it really works out for him.’
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