Jurgen Klopp’s side have won their past seven games to bolster their push for a top-four finish and now lie a point behind Newcastle and Manchester United, albeit having played a game more.
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The 25-year-old made the move to Rome from Chelsea in August 2021, and he enjoyed a brilliant first season in Italian football, scoring 27 goals and registering five assists in 53 appearances in all competitions.
Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has hinted they will not go after Victor Osimhen this summer, in a big boost for Manchester United’s hopes of signing the striker.
The 24-year-old has been a key part of Napoli’s Serie A success this season, scoring 23 league goals as Luciano Spalletti’s side wrapped up their first Scudetto in 33 years earlier this month.
United have prioritised finding a new striker since losing Cristiano Ronaldo in November, and have been linked with Osimhen for months.
Napoli chief Aurelio De Laurentiis maintains the Nigeria international will not be leaving the club this summer and the player himself has played down talk of a move, but the Red Devils believe he will be available for around £130 million.
Chelsea are also interested in Osimhen and may be hoping to edge United with a partial swap deal involving Christian Pulisic, but Kahn’s comments suggest Bayern are not in the race for his signature.
‘When it’s about such a fee, we have to ask the question: does the player give you a guarantee for this money?’ he told SportBILD. ‘That would definitely be a big risk.’
If the German giants have dropped out of the race to sign Osimhen, it could be another sign of their decline as a major force in European football.
They seem unable to compete with rivals such as Real Madrid and Manchester City to bring in the biggest transfers as they are not believed to be a serious player in the hunt for Jude Bellingham, and were comfortably beaten by Pep Guardiola’s side in this year’s Champions League quarter final.
Bayern were able to sign Sadio Mane from Liverpool last summer, but he has struggled to hit his best form and scored just seven league goals.
United are also looking at Tottenham’s Harry Kane as a potential option up front, although the striker recently claimed he wants to stay at the club.
After looking comfortable in their top four standing a week ago, pressure has started to build around the Red Devils after they lost both of their last two games.
Successive 1-0 losses to Brighton and West Ham have cut their lead over fifth place Liverpool to just one point, albeit with a game in hand.
Jurgen Klopp’s side appear to have found form at the right time and have won six in a row ahead of their final three games against Leicester, Aston Villa and Southampton.
United’s run-in looks straightforward on paper with games against Wolves, Bournemouth, Chelsea and Fulham, and they will be buoyed by playing three of those games at Old Trafford.
Their trip to Bournemouth on May 20 could be a tough test for a side that has won just seven away games in the league all season.
The Qatari banker has submitted an offer, thought to be in excess of £5bn, to complete a takeover of the 20-time English champions, with a deal potentially going through next month.
As a result, Napoli’s interest in the American winger could help Chelsea strike a deal for the Partenopei’s top scorer
has been linked with a host of clubs in Europe but there has been some talk of Napoli potentially handing him a new deal
The 24-year-old scored the all-important equaliser away at Udinese on Thursday night which sealed the club’s first Serie A title since the days of Diego Maradona 33 years ago.
A howler from Man United goalkeeper David de Gea saw the Hammers to secure all three points, with the Spaniard allowing a tame strike from Said Benrahma to squirm into the back of the net.
The 24-year-old scored the all-important equaliser away at Udinese on Thursday night which sealed the club’s first Serie A title since the days of Diego Maradona 33 years ago.
The Nigeria international’s 27th club goal of the season earned his side a point at Udinese, which proved to be enough for Luciano Spalletti’s team to win the title with five games to spare.
The defeat leaves Erik ten Hag’s side in fourth place on 63 points, four ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool but with a game in hand over their Merseyside rivals, while Brighton move up to sixth on 55 points.
Harry Kane is said to still be top of United’s wish list, but Muani and Osimhen represent the alternatives should they fail to get a deal done with Tottenham Hotspur for Kane.
The former Atletico Madrid youth product made the step-up to the first team under Ralf Rangnick last season.
The point left United six points clear of fifth-placed Spurs with two games in hand and all but ended the London side’s hopes of Champions League football next season.
The Nigeria international has been in impressive form for his Italian clubside during the 2022-23 campaign.
The Reds representatives were in Naples on Wednesday for the Serie A leaders’ Champions League quarter-final against AC Milan
This was after the English Premier League side lost 3-0 at Sevilla on Thursday in the Europa League.
Manchester United will have to pay a British record £132 million to bring Victor Osimhen to Old Trafford.
United have 59 points from 30 games, three points in front of fourth-placed Newcastle United and six ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, who have played 31 matches.
Marcel Sabitzer’s quickfire double in the first half put Erik ten Hag’s team in control of the tie, but Sevilla, record six-times Europa League champions, pulled one back in the 84th minute when Jesus Navas’s shot pinged off the feet of Tyrell Malacia and keeper David de Gea into the net.