Nicky Butt Hopes That Man Utd Sign “Powerful” Striker Who Has 19 Goals And 7 Assists This Season

BACK David Tully Mar 28th 2026 Ex-Man Utd midfielder Nicky Butt has backed his former club to table a bid for Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen this summer. While Benjamin Sesko has started to score on a regular basis for the Red Devils, Butt feels a more experienced player needs to be brought in: “I think he’d [Osimhen] be the one. You’d like to think that players from Turkish sides are gettable.” “The recruitment team will not only look at the best players, but you’re looking at the ones that are gettable. You’re wasting time on certain players that you’re not going to get if they cost £120million.” “I think he’s powerful, quick, he can run in behind, he’s strong, has got a good touch, can score different types of goals, he’s good in the air.” Osimhen’s record this season The Nigerian international has been in good form for Galatasaray, having scored 19 goals and contributed 7 assists in 29 appearances. Osimhen joined the Turkish club on a permanent deal from Napoli for €75m last year. He scored 37 times during his loan spell in the Super Lig last campaign. Man Utd are set to prioritise other positions A new no.9 is not thought to be on the agenda for Director of Football Jason Wilcox ahead of the summer transfer window. Three other positions have been identified as priorities – central midfield, the left wing and left-back. Sandro Tonali is the top target to strengthen the club’s depth in the middle of the park. United are expected to make a “formal approach” for the Italian international at the end of the season. On the left flank, Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye and RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande are potential options, while Newcastle’s Lewis Hall and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Nathaniel Brown could provide competition for Luke Shaw. Want more news on Man Utd? Add Man U News as a preferred source on Google David Tully David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.