Manchester United harboured reservations over Ivan Toney and Victor Osimhen which led to them abandoning pursuits for the strikers, a report has revealed.
The Pink Devils have introduced in a brand new centre ahead in every of the final two summer time switch home windows, partially on the request of supervisor Erik ten Hag.
Rasmus Hojlund joined from Atalanta for an preliminary £64m in 2023, with Joshua Zirkzee arriving from Bologna a 12 months later for £36.5m.
However they weren’t the one strikers on United’s radar. ESPN declare that during the last couple of years, the membership had been alerted to Toney whereas at Brentford and Osimhen when he was in scintillating type for Napoli.
Toney scored 20 objectives throughout the 2022/23 Premier League season earlier than being hit with a prolonged ban for betting offences. By the point he was capable of return to motion in January 2024, he had entered the final 18 months of his Brentford contract and made little try to cover his need to depart.
Previous to their acquisition of Zirkzee this summer time, Toney was thought of by the United hierarchy. Nonetheless, they had been involved about his skill to press opponents and his total slot in Ten Hag’s system.
90min reported again in April that United had been eager on Toney within the first place due to the seniority and expertise he would be capable of convey to a younger squad. He was finally bought to Saudi Professional League facet Al Ahli on deadline day.
In the meantime, United watched over Osimhen throughout Napoli’s title-winning 2022/23 marketing campaign, and although he scored a powerful 31 objectives in 39 video games throughout all competitions, it was determined the Nigerian wasn’t ok at holding the ball up.
United had been additionally hesitant of judging Osimhen on his Serie A type given Romelu Lukaku thrived there with Inter, both facet of disappointing spells with the Pink Devils and Chelsea.
Osimhen held talks with Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain over a transfer this 12 months, however neither may attain an settlement with Napoli and he as a substitute moved to Galatasaray on mortgage.
