Manchester United will not emphasize that you miss the arsenal-bound striker Viktor Gyokoker if you manage to sign Victor Osimhen.
This is the view of the club -like Rio Ferdinand, who asked the Napoli man to be the star of Trafford this summer.
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Talksport understands that the sporty CP Scharter Gyokoker is hired in one step to Arsenal, although no agreement has yet been achieved.
The 27-year-old has relegated the Gunners in a five-year contract, and his camp is confident that he will move to North London.
United has held a long-term interest in the former Man-City man in Coventry City, who worked together at Sporting with head coach Ruben Amorim.
In conversation with tennis star Nick Kyrgios for talk sports, Ferdinand was asked to name his top goal for United in order to sign this summer in the middle of Gyokoker ‘to the Emirates.
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“I’m like a broken plate. When someone hears my podcast, I have said Osimhen for a while,” said the former central defender.
“He is a center forward, he has experienced, he knows how to score goals on the top level.
“I saw today that Galatasaray made a bid of 50 million pounds.
“I mean 50 million pounds to preserve a first-class striker, one of the top strikers in the world, is absolute peanuts on today’s market.
“I will be disappointed if he goes to Galatasaray for this kind of money if you write United for a number.”
When Ferdinand was asked whether he was disappointed not to sign Gyokoker, he insisted: “I will be disappointed to miss Gyokeres if we don’t get any No. 9 in.
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“But if we get Osimh, I wouldn’t be too concerned.”
Talksport understands that Galatasaray is urged to sign Osimhen and Napoli, can agree to a fee below its € 75 million [£65m] Clause.
The Nigerian international has already agreed the conditions with the Turkish giants, where he borrowed the 2024/25 season.
Osimhen scored 37 goals and supported eight more on 41 excursions and won the Super Lig and the Turkish trophy.
The Saudi Pro-Liga team, Al Hilal, are also interested in the 26-year-old.
United has already made a forward signature in Matheus Cunha from Wolves for 62.5 million GBP.
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Brentford winger Bryan Mbumo is said to have approved a move this summer, although there is still no breakthrough.
Ferdinand, however, decides to stay patiently over the business, as he noticed: “Listen to, Rome was not built in one day, right?
“People can be frustrated, but there is still a lot of time in the window.
“Obviously, you want to do your business early, which would be great, but I don’t think everything is going on and you have to be very happy that it happens.
“We have Cunha, it seems as if the club takes over that they want to get Mbumo, but they want to complete the offer at the right price that fits the club. This is the part of the negotiations and the activity.
“Ideally, I think you would like to see things in the background and you only announce one signing, but it wasn’t for Manchester United.
“I think if we get it, he is the kind of player that I have shouted about for over a year.
“So I hope that this will be done, but I would still like to see a center forward in the football club.”
Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who is a free agent after leaving Everton, is also understood as an option for United this summer.
Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, also want to go with Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia.
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