Victor Osimhen is said to have turned down Manchester United because Odion Ighalo was at the club (Getty Images)Victor Osimhen rejected a move to Manchester United because he did not want to disrespect Odion Ighalo, according to the Napoli striker’s brother. Earlier this year, Ighalo praised Osimhen’s rise at Lille and hailed the striker as the future of Nigerian football. But Osimhen’s brother, Andrew, claims the Napoli forward was reluctant to join up with Ighalo at Old Trafford. Advertisement‘It is very true that Manchester United wanted Victor but he told me something like he had too much respect for Odion Ighalo to be competing for shirts with his senior colleague,’ Andrew Osimhen told Complete Sports. ‘Mourinho also replied by saying that he really wanted Victor Osimhen but he couldn’t sell Kane.’Follow Metro Sport across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Source: Metro September 09, 2020 14:03 UTC