Galatasaray have completed the loan signing of Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen from Napoli.
The 25-year-old went into deadline day last week as a target for both Al-Ittihad and Chelsea but a deal failed to materialise.
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Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad instead signed Ivan Toney from Brentford while Chelsea’s attempts to broker a late switch to Stamford Bridge ended in disappointment.
By then Osimhen had burned his bridges at Napoli and was stripped of a squad number.
With the Turkish transfer window still open, Galatasaray made their move and Osimhen has joined on a season-long loan deal that reportedly has a break clause in January if one of Europe’s big guns come calling.
A Galatasaray statement read: “An agreement has been reached with professional football player Victor James Osimhen and his club SS Napoli on the free temporary transfer of the player.
“The football player will be paid a net season salary of 6,000,000 euros for the 2024-2025 season.”
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Osimhen is here. #WelcomeToGalaOsimhen pic.twitter.com/GW9MDFmmyc
— Galatasaray EN (@Galatasaray) September 4, 2024
It has also been reported that Napoli retain an option to extend Osimhen’s contract until 2027 if they can’t complete a sale by next summer – effectively keeping his value high.
Osimhen joined Napoli from Lille in 2020 and has thrived in Italy, scoring 76 goals in 133 games in all competitions…
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Author : Jon Fisher
Publish date : 2024-09-04 16:52:07
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