By making a £107 million offer for Victor Osimhen, Manchester United is reportedly willing to break the bank and equal the British transfer record Chelsea paid for Enzo Fernandez.
The Napoli forward has emerged as United's top summer transfer target as a result of his impressive performances, which have seen him score 16 goals and take the lead in Serie A scoring.
Osimhen kept up his incredible form on Sunday, scoring twice as Napoli defeated Spezia 3-0 to increase their lead atop the Italian league standings to 13 points.
This season, United's three-pronged attack has been led by an injury-prone Anthony Martial and loanee Wout Weghorst, according to first-team manager Erik ten Hag.
However, the Dutchman hopes to build on what has been a fantastic first season as manager of the Red Devils by signing a new superstar striker in the summer. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Napoli thinks Premier League powerhouses will match the £107 million asking price written into the 24-year-old's current contract.
The high-spending Chelsea of Todd Boehly, who is also anticipated to enter the race for Osimhen's signature in the summer, may, however, present United with competition.
Despite spending a lot of money on a wealth of January attacking talent, the Blues are still forced to use Kai Havertz as a false number nine.
Following yet another underwhelming campaign as the team's primary striker, Premier League title contenders United will reportedly look to let Anthony Martial leave the organization in the summer.
Osimhen would be the perfect fill-in for the huge hole in Ten Hag's team's attack since he would be left without a known striker.
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