Osimhen did not sign for Chelsea but did sign for Galatasaray in Türkiye

The Nigerian attacker Victor Osimhenwhich was set aside by the Napoli and that had not been registered for the Serie Awas loaned to the Galatasaray for one season without an option to buy, the Turkish club announced on Wednesday.

The attacker was being followed by the Chelsea of Moses Caicedobut it finally took a turn and will go to Turkish soil.

Osimhentop scorer of the italian league 2022-2023“will receive a net salary of 6 million euros [6,65 millones de dólares]”, said in a statement the Galatasarayhistoric club of Istanbul and current double champion of the Turkish league.

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Greeted by a crowd of fans at the airport Atatürk from the city of Bosphorus on the night of Monday to Tuesday, Osimhen He thus turns the page after not being registered by Napoli to be in Serie A 2024-2025 and the failure of negotiations for a transfer to Chelsea English or Saudi football.

The 25-year-old Nigerian was one of the most coveted gems a year ago, having guided Napoli to the Italian title with 26 goals in the 2022-2023 Serie A. However, his last season (2023-2024), like Napoli’s, was less brilliant and the club was only tenth, with Osimhen scoring 15 goals in the Italian tournament.

The 130 million euro release clause [144 millones de dólares] included in his contract with Napoli and the player’s salary demands had held back his departure to another major European club in recent weeks.

According to the Italian and Turkish sports press, Napoli recently lowered their release clause request to around 80 million euros.

The Campania team, which trains Anthony Contesigned the Belgian international at the end of August Romelu Lukaku in attack thinking about the replacement of Osimhen.

At Galatasaray, Osimhen is expected to make up for the injury-stricken Argentine striker Mauro Icardi who is out for several weeks.

The Turkish team was eliminated in the ‘playoff’ of the Champions League and will compete in the Europa League this season, where its main rivals in the first phase will be Tottenham from England and the Dutch Ajax and AZ Alkmaar.