Victor Osimhen has sealed a one-season mortgage transfer to Galatasaray after being exiled from Napoli’s Serie A squad.
Final month, Napoli director Giovanni Manna confirmed Osimhen had requested a transfer away from the membership, who he helped win the Scudetto in 2022-23.
Osimhen was linked with Chelsea and Al-Ahli, but the Blues had been reportedly unwilling to satisfy his wage calls for and the striker was reluctant to maneuver to Saudi Arabia.
It appeared as if Osimhen could have to take a seat out 4 months earlier than searching for a transfer, however Galatasaray have moved to deliver him in forward of the Turkish Tremendous Lig switch window closing on September 13.
The Istanbul giants will cowl the whole thing of Osimhen’s wages, and there will probably be a break clause for January current within the deal.
In a press release saying the transfer, Galatasaray confirmed they are going to pay no mortgage price for Osimhen, who they mentioned will earn a wage of €6million.
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Napoli, in the meantime, have reportedly reached an settlement with Osimhen to decrease his launch clause from €130million to €80m as they put together for a future sale.
The Partenopei have additionally confirmed they now maintain an choice to increase Osimhen’s contract, which runs till 2026, by 12 months to guard his worth if they’re unable to promote him subsequent yr.
Osimhen has scored 65 league targets for Napoli since becoming a member of from Lille in 2020, rating twelfth of their all-time Serie A scoring charts.
He netted 15 instances throughout an injury-affected 2023-24 marketing campaign, having scored 26 instances as they had been topped champions of Italy for the primary time within the post-Diego Maradona period the earlier season.
