Despite today’s loss to Atalanta, Napoli are back on the winning track, but without Victor Osimhen, who was central to the club’s Serie A gold in the 2021/2022 season.
Napoli hired Antonio Conte this summer and he wanted a reunion with Romelu Lukaku, with whom he won Serie A the year before Napoli won the Serie A with for Inter Milan. A series of blunders by Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis has led to the situation that Osimhen is in now, and the gigantic loss of income that they are sure to get.
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Last summer, Paris Saint-Germain put 120 million euros on the table for the Nigerian striker and were turned down by Napoli, Saudi Arabia put 150 million euros on the table and were turned down by Victor Osimhen.
Napoli and Chelsea blame each other for a €100 million transfer going down the drain on deadline day. – Napoli chose not to sign Victor Osimhen for Serie A.
It was on loan to reigning Süper Lig champions Galatasaray. – It has gone surprisingly well, Galatasaray continue to win games and lead the league after having parked Jose Mourinho at Fenerbache, among others.
Now they want Victor Osimhen permanently
Sozcu reports that the Turkish club are planning to make Osimhen’s loan permanent in the winter transfer window. They are preparing a bid of 50 million euros and they are confident that they will succeed with their bid.
Osimhen himself is more open than he was initially to making the transfer permanent after settling in well at Galatasaray, scoring four goals and providing four assists in seven games this season in all competitions.
The news of Galatasaray’s plans will come as a blow to Chelsea, who had planned to sign a new number nine this summer and tried to bring in Osimhen from Napoli late in the window. Since Chelsea were unable to sign an option, it has been reported that they could return for Osimhen in January.
Osimhen has a clause in his Galatasaray contract that allows him to leave in January.
Current first-choice Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson has made a good start to the season with six goals and three assists in nine Premier League appearances, but it is well accepted that he is not the level required for a team as big as the Blues.
Chelsea have made a decent start to the Premier League season under new manager Enzo Maresca, and they find themselves in sixth position after nine games, with a game in hand that could take them up to third place. – Right now they play Manchester United at Old Trafford. – At half-time, the score is 0 – 0.
Osimhen has no future at Napoli, despite inspiring them to a historic Scudetto in 2023.
