Man Utd agrees to personal terms to sign £30 million ‘monster’

United’s bleak season in the Premier League continued to hit a new low after defeating Wolf-Hampton Wanderers 1-0 on Sunday.

The team that Vitor Pereira has been battling relegation throughout the season now has a 58-point advantage with the Red Devils, just below the goal difference.

A surprising free kick from Pablo Sarabia is the difference between Manchester’s two sides, as the moment of quality determines a game, which is often the case with the home team in the Premier League era.

The lack of quality sums up United’s moment at this time – the league ranked 14th – their striker choice is an annoying prosecution of behind-the-scenes recruitment efforts in recent years.

Rasmus Hojlund, who signed from Atlanta in 2023 with a £72m contract, started against Wolves and failed to score, meaning he scored three goals in 28 Premier League games.

Joshua Zirkzee is unavailable and will miss the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury, but he rarely provides the quality United need in the last third.

Why can Man Utd move on from Joshua Zirkzee

The Red Devils reportedly paid £36.5 million to sign Dutch international from Serie A last summer to compete with Hojlund for the starting lineup.

Unfortunately, neither of them performed well, unable to determine United’s top ninth place, but instead took turns struggling in the Premier League.

Zirkzee started 14 of his 32 appearances in the division, indicating that his performance failed to perform enough to be a consistent starter and has scored three goals from then on with 4.82 XG.

As you can see in the table above, the Dutch center ranks incredibly among the strikers in the Premier League, among many key goal metrics.

These statistics show that Zirkzee is not regularly trapped in high-quality goal positions and that he is not making the most of his chances when they go.

The former Bayern Munich gem, 24 next month, is two years older than Hojlund, and can move this summer to make room for the new striker. His cost is £30 million less than Denmark’s prospects, which could make the sale more attractive to limit any losses from its initial spending.

Man Utd reaches deal with £30m forward

According to TeamTalk’s pass, the African Foot said United had reached a deal with Victor Osimhen and his representatives.

The report claims the Red Devils reached an agreement with Nigeria International ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window as they hope to strengthen their choices at the top of the court.

It shows that Osimhen wants to move to the Premier League to take the next step in his career and now he has given the green light to Old Trafford.

The media added that although his contract won’t end until 2026, the forward’s card was permanently withdrawn from Naples, and a maximum fee of £30 million may be enough to secure his service.

While it may have been reached with Osimhen and his representatives, Manchester United still needs to reach an agreement with Italian clubs to ensure the striker is part of Ruben Amorim’s 2025/26 campaign.

The agreement with players does show that they are approaching Galatasaray lenders, which may not be good news for Zirkzee and his future in Manchester.

Why Manchester United should sign Victor Osimhen

The Red Devils must move on the road from Naples to sign Osimhen this summer as he can solve the problems they have had at the forward position this season.

The 26-year-old scorer is a prolific and reliable shooter who has proved his quality at the top of the stadium in recent seasons, Italy, France and Turkey, while United Front has struggled in the Premier League 2024/25.

As you can see in the table above, Osimhen scored 17 or more goals for Lille, Napoli and Galatasaray in five of the five seasons in the past six seasons, with an astonishing 29 goals in 33 games in the current campaign.

The Naples striker once described as a “monster” by analyst Ben Mattinson, was particularly impressive in Serie A 2022/23, scoring 26 goals to guide his title.

Meanwhile, Zirkzee scored only seven goals in all his first matches in England, which would be any of Osimhen’s past six years.

This shows that the top 1% of strikers in the Men’s 5 league and the top 1% of European competitions are currently in every 90 (0.98) European competitions, and he will have a big upgrade on Zirkzee and Hojlund as he is able to find the descendants of the network consistently and reliably and compare with the new countries.

As for what the current United forward means, Zirkzee is older and cheaper than Hojlund, which may result in him being sent to pack to make room for the Nigerian forward by next season.

Therefore, news that Manchester United has reached an agreement with Osimmon should be bad news for Dutch attackers, whose days at Old Trafford may have been numbered.

Now the board wants to make sure they can reach an agreement with Naples, whether it is £30million or not, to enhance Amorim’s offensive choices.