Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand has called out the club’s decision not to sign Nigerian star Victor Osimhen. The Red Devils are one of the clubs reportedly interested in the Nigeria international.
Victor Osimhen is however leaning towards a permanent transfer to Turkish Super Lig champions Galatasaray. Manchester United finished in 15th position last season, and that has made many players to say no to the club.
Rio Ferdinand believed Manchester United should have make a move for the striker. According to, he said: “I’m like a broken record. If anyone listens to my podcast, I’ve said Osimhen for a while now.” He also “He’s a centre-forward, he’s experienced, he knows how to score goals at the top level. I’ve seen today that Galatasaray have put a £50m bid in.
The former United player also said: “I mean, £50m to get a top-class striker, one of the top strikers in the world, is absolute peanuts in today’s market.” “I’ll be disappointed if he goes to Galatasaray for that type of money when Man United are crying out for a striker.”
“I’ll be disappointed to miss out on Gyokeres if we don’t get a No.9 in, but if we got Osimhen, then I wouldn’t be too concerned.”
