I’ll be disappointed if Osimhen goes to Galatasaray instead of Man Utd – Ferdinand

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has criticised the club for failing to pursue a deal for Victor Osimhen.

Manchester United were among the clubs linked with the Nigeria international, who is now reportedly close to a permanent move to Turkish Super Lig champions, Galatasaray.

With the Red Devils finishing 15th last season and clearly lacking firepower in attack, Ferdinand argued that the club should have made a serious attempt to sign Osimhen.

“I’m like a broken record. If anyone listens to my podcast, I’ve said Osimhen for a while now,” the former Leeds defender said in an interview with TalkSPORT.

“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.

“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.”