The longest transfer saga is finally over! Not Paris Saint-Germain, not Chelsea, not Al-Ahli, but Galatasaray! The Turks won the race for Victor Osimhen, who will wear the red and yellow jersey until June 2025. In the end, the situation between the Nigerian and Napoli was resolved, and it was definitely for the best – the club got rid of the disgruntled player (at least temporarily), and the forward won’t spend the entire season in the stands. After both sides’ stubbornness during the transfer window deadline day – which spoiled the eventual moves to the Saudi Al-Ahli or Chelsea – the two parties found the only remaining solution – the Turkish champions.Masquerade with a special guest. 🎭Osimhen is here. #WelcomeToGalaOsimhen pic.twitter.com/GW9MDFmmyc— Galatasaray EN (@Galatasaray) September 4, 2024 Osimhen – who chose to wear #45 – arrives in Istanbul on a one-year loan without a buyout option from Naples and his new club will cover €9/10 million of his annual salary. After all the troubles, the Nigerian – believe it or not – extended his contract with Napoli (?!) until 2026, allowing the Neapolitans to potentially sell him next year and earn vastly. However, he managed to persuade Aurelio De Laurentiis above all to reduce his release clause from €130 million to €75 million.Hummels is officially Roma’s legionnaire!This way, Galatasaray brought in another former Serie A Capocannoniere (top scorer) after Mauro Icardi two years ago. The Turks’ attack will undoubtedly strike fear into the opponents’ hearts both in Turkish Super Lig where the two-time consecutive champions will battle out with Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce for the title, as well as in the UEFA Europa League.Osimhen arrived at Napoli four years ago from the Ligue 1 side Lille in a transfer worth €77.5 million. Since, he has played 133 games, scoring 76 goals. In the 2022/2023 season, he was the Serie A top scorer with 26 goals, being the most deserving for the Scudetto Napoli won after 33 years.##NAJAVA_MECA_8316058##
