In the city between Galatasaray and Besiktas, Victor Osimhen went off the pitch without scoring. This was just one of the 12 league games the Nigerian super striker did not score. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Besiktas neutralised the hired goal guarantor at Gala and walked off the pitch with a 0-1 victory. Nevertheless, Osimhen’s importance to Galatasaray’s league title is indisputable. Now the super striker returns for more.
Few players have been through such chaotic transfer processes as Osimhen in recent years. Now a line is drawn over this, on Wednesday the Nigerian national team striker landed in Istanbul, Galatasaray confirms it is for a permanent transfer from Napol.
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According to various media outlets, Galatasaray have raised €75 million for the transfer, with the Turkish club paying €40 million this summer, the remaining €35 spread over the next twelve months.
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For Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Besiktas, with title ambitions, this means that rival Gala, with Osimhen and Leroy Sane in the squad, has a scoring power that Besiktas on paper are unable to match.
On paper.
