Jorge Mendes pushing for Cristiano Ronaldo move to Napoli
Victor Osimhen has been touted as a target for Manchester United and could form part of a deal that could include Cristiano Ronaldo.
Portuguese super agent Jorge Mendes is believed to be trying to engineer a swap deal that would see €100m-rated Victor Osimhen join Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo head to Napoli on loan.
Napoli told Manchester United they’d want €120M for Osimhen + Ronaldo to Napoli on loan with United paying his entire salary.
— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) August 26, 2022
Jorge Mendes is pushing to try and have Cristiano play in the Champions League this year
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United have reportedly been weighing up a big-money bid for the Nigeria forward, though those rumours have quietened since their focus switched to signing Antony from Ajax and reports from Italy suggest that the Premier League side would continues to pay the Portuguese.
Osimhen has also attracted interest from the likes of Arsenal, Tottenham and Bayern Munich this window, but he remains a Napoli player ahead of Thursday’s transfer deadline.
However, speaking after Napoli’s goalless draw with Fiorentina on Sunday, Spalletti admitted his side would struggle to turn down a mammoth sum for the 22-year-old.
“The club thinks of any situation that is of interest to our players,” he told DAZN. “I say that if a club offers you €100m, it is not easy to say no.
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“Since I arrived here, all the players have been on the market for the right price.”
Should the deal materialise, it would see the Portuguese striker fulfil his desire in playing Champions League football next season with United only having qualified to play in the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League.