Sky: Amorim now poised to welcome 76-goal talisman in exchange for Garnacho, fans will be delighted

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·22 January 2025

Sky: Amorim now poised to welcome 76-goal talisman in exchange for Garnacho, fans will be delighted

Alejandro Garnacho’s prospective move to Napoli is now rapidly developing with each passing day of the transfer window.

In truth, it’s a deal that needed to progress swiftly – rather than see either club drag their heels – due to Manchester United’s requirement for a replacement if the youngster leaves.

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They may have an ideal successor lined up, too, as a recent report from Sky Sports (relayed by FF TV) claims the Serie A leaders are ‘close’ to signing Garnacho after offering €15 million (£12.6m) plus prolific frontman Victor Osimhen, who would have to be recalled from his loan with Galatasaray.

While it would see United part ways with one of their most exhilarating academy graduates in recent years, they would be welcoming a player who was once considered the most lethal striker in the whole of Europe, therefore finally putting an end to their longstanding troubles upfront.

Osimhen could finally make Old Trafford transfer after years of links

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Osimhen, 26, notched 76 goals across four seasons in Italy before being exiled by Antonio Conte at the beginning of the campaign. When a move to Saudi Arabia collapsed, he sealed a loan agreement with Galatasaray, where he has since gone on to continue his scintillating goalscoring form by scoring 15 times in 19 matches.

He has long been a target of the Red Devils, but negotiations never materialised between all parties to make the Nigerian’s Old Trafford switch come to fruition.

It’d come as no surprise to see Napoli use him as a makeweight in talks, either, as Conte made it clear he has no future at the club after acquiring Romelu Lukaku as his successor – even going as far as to strip Osimhen of his shirt number.

The Italian giants began pursuing Garnacho from the moment Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s departure to Paris Saint-Germain took shape, and Conte has seemingly ordered the board to be unrelenting in their efforts to grant him the Argentine.

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