Victor Osimhen has arrived in Turkey and was welcomed by thousands of excited Galatasaray fans ahead of his anticipated transfer to the club.
Sports Buddy reported that the 25-year-old star would join Galatasaray on a season-long loan, a deal that came as a shock to the football world, including Manchester City star Ilkay Gundogan.
The agreement was reached several hours ago, but Osimhen remained in Naples with a few details still to iron out.
Galatasaray fans welcome Osimhen
He has now traveled to Turkey to finalise the deal, and videos of his reception have been circulating, one of which was posted on the Galatasaray’s official account on X.
𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨'𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐬
Thousands of Galatasaray fans gathered at the Istanbul Aiirport, Turkey, to welcome Super Eagles star, Victor Osimhen, with enthusiasm and excitement on… pic.twitter.com/dpg1Lvqxy5
— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) September 3, 2024
https://twitter.com/EaglesTrackerNG/status/1830765859637244276
Victor Osimhen'in ilk üçlüsü. https://t.co/jUrmvTROEg
— Forza Cimbom (@forzacimbomtr) September 3, 2024
🚨 Galatasaray fans welcoming Victor Osimhen to Istanbul around 3am last night. 🇹🇷🔥🤯
(🎥 @eurofootcom ) pic.twitter.com/k107HSAyyg
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) September 3, 2024
There is a carnival at Istanbul airport for Osimhen.
They never believed they would sign him. 🔥🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/u07VUoXot2
— POOJA!!! (@PoojaMedia) September 2, 2024
2am in Turkey and Galatasaray fans are waiting at the Airport for Victor Osimhen!!
They appreciate GREATNESS! 🔥✨
— 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐊 (@TheMahleek) September 2, 2024
Details of Victor Osimhen’s Galatasaray deal
The Turkish powerhouses have consented to pay the massive €12.8 million yearly wage of the Nigerian striker in full for the duration of his one-year loan deal, according to Italian transfer analyst Gianluca Di Marzio.
Fabrizio Romano, however, puts forth a rather different amount, with Galatasaray purportedly agreeing to pay roughly €9–10 million of Osimhen’s salary—a price that is both much higher than Chelsea’s suggested offer and close to his current Napoli earnings.
Osimhen has signed a contract extension with Napoli to enable this move and guarantee the Partenopei can protect his market value.
Also, a release clause of €75 million is included in the new agreement, which might allow for a move in the future.
