Why Osimhen Rejects Manchester United - Andrew Osimhen

Why Osimhen Rejects Manchester United - Andrew Osimhen

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It would have been a dream come true for Nigerians all over the world if Victor Osimhen had joined Odion Jude Ighalo at Manchester United.

Oshimen who was linked to the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United opted to continue his impressive career at Napoli from Lille. On this note, Osimhen’s brother, Andrew, claimed the Napoli striker turned down the chance to join the biggest club in England because of fellow Nigerian, Odion Ighalo.

He said: ‘It is very true that Manchester United wanted Victor but he told me something like he had too much respect for Odion Ighalo to be competing for shirts with his senior colleague,’ Andrew Osimhen told Complete Sports .
‘My brother holds Ighalo in high esteem and he just didn’t see himself going to Old Trafford to battle for a striking role with the highest goalscorer at the 2019 AFCON in Egypt.’

Had he joined Manchester United, he would have had competition from the impressive Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood who were key and pivotal for Manchester United, helping them finished in an impressive third, a position which looked like a flight of fancy before Ighalo joined the Old Trafford side.