Victor Osimhen was rumoured to be on the move to Chelsea or Paris Saint-Germain this summer. However, he remained at Napoli after the summer transfer deadline in England and France as neither club was willing to pay the asking price.
The Parisian club were linked with Osimhen until the final week of the transfer window, while Chelsea made late efforts to secure the striker’s services. Despite their efforts, no deal was reached.
Eventually, Osimhen joined Galatasaray SK on loan, with no purchase option included in the contract. However, a former Chelsea player has revealed that the player was disappointed with how the situation played out.
“He was disappointed that it didn’t happen,” John Obi Mikel admitted on The Obi One Podcast (h/t Le10Sport). “I spoke to him when the transfer window closed, I called him and we spent 20 minutes talking.
“I told him, ‘Listen, I’m always here for you, you have to keep your head down, you have to keep working hard, keep training. I know it’s not the best situation right now, but I know you’re strong.'”
A permanent move away from Napoli could be easier in the summer of 2025 as transfer expert Fabrizio Romano recently reported that Osimhen would return to Napoli next summer, and the club have secured an option to extend his contract until 2027.
If Napoli exercises the contract extension from 2025, the release clause will drop to 75 million euros, which is a sum to attract more suitors and could be the case.
