Manchester United He struggled in front of goal Premier League This season. Under the leadership of Erik ten Hag and… Reuben Amorimthey simply lacked the cutting-edge technology needed to help propel them to the top of the table.
Red Devils He has scored just 21 goals in the Premier League this seasonwith only four teams scoring less. Worryingly, all teams are ranked 15th or lower in the top flight.
Although they created 46 chances for their attackers this season, United wasted most of those chances, failing to score from a total of 33 chances. They are in desperate need of a striker and have recently been linked with someone who can convert those chances.
Manchester United are targeting a new striker
The player in question here is the Nigerian centre-forward Victor Osimhen. The 25-year-old is currently practicing his career in Türkiye, where he plays for Galatasaray, on loan from Italian club Napoli.
According to reports in SpainUnited are one of three parties to have shown interest in the striker ahead of the January transfer window. They will face stiff competition from English club Chelsea and French giant Paris Saint-Germain to obtain his signature.
Regarding Osimhen's price, the three aforementioned clubs are now willing to pay the striker's release clause, which amounts to around £62m. Although he is in Türkiye temporarily, there is a release clause in his loan.
Why Osimhen would be a good signing
If the Red Devils sign the striker next January, there is no doubt that he can deliver the one thing this team desperately needs, which is goals. He is simply a pure goalscorer and has 12 goals In 15 matches In all competitions this season, in addition to five assists.
That's more than any United player this season, and in far fewer games too. Loan star He excelled both of them Rasmus Hoglund And Joshua Zirkzee, the main attacking duo for the Red Devils under Amorim.
The Dane has scored seven goals in 20 games this season, averaging 0.35 goals per 90 minutes. This is incredibly disappointing compared to Osimhen, who is averaging 0.8 goals per game this season.
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The Nigerian striker showed his abilities against a Premier League side in the Europa League in the 2024/25 season. He helped himself to a brace in Galatasaray's 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur away from home, more than proving he has what it takes at the highest level of English football.
If the Red Devils bring the deadly centre-forward to Old Trafford in January, they may finally have someone they can take full advantage of Imad Diallo Creating the perfect opportunity so far this semester.
He has been on fire of late and ranks highly in many different metrics for United in the Premier League. According to FebruaryThe Ivorian has the most assists with six and the second most chances with 21.
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Imad's creative statistics for Manchester United in the 2024/25 English Premier League |
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Statistics |
number |
Man United Ranking |
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Helps |
6 |
the first |
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Assists per 90 |
0.61 |
the first |
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Expected assists |
1.4 |
2nd |
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Key passes |
21 |
2nd |
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Passes to the penalty area |
20 |
2nd |
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Statistics from FBref |
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In fact, this partnership could be reminiscent of the partnership Osimhen struck with his former Napoli teammate Khvica Kvaratskhelia. The duo scored 15 goals In 63 matchesmany of them coming off an amazing Scudetto-winning campaign for the 2022/23 season. That year, the Nigerian striker He scored 31 goals in 39 matches.
Signing the 25-year-old could go a long way to help solve many of United's problems in front of goal. While Hoglund is a good candidate, he did not take advantage of Amad's chances enough.
However, the attacker is the “monster” As described by football analyst Ben Mattinsoncould change that. He is a natural scorer of chances, as the numbers show, and if he can replicate the relationship with Amad that he had with Kvaratskhelia, things could start to look up for United.
There is no doubt that £62m represents a significant investment in the January window, but it could be worth it if the Red Devils can find their best form again.
