‘Galatasaray fans gave Osimhen something he never experienced' at Napoli
The centre-forward is set to finally complete his permanent transfer to Galatasaray for €75m after the two clubs agreed on a payment structure and adequate financial guarantees.
It comes after he spent last season on loan in Istanbul, where he scored 37 goals and provided eight assists in 41 competitive appearances.
Osimhen only wanted Galatasaray
Victor Osimhen Galatasaray (Photo by)
'We will complete the transfer very soon, I believe it will be finalised as soon as possible,' coach Okan Buruk told Tivibu Spor in Turkey, via Sports Digitale.
There were more lucrative proposals on the table from Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, who Napoli would've preferred to sell to for immediate payment, but the player was determined to stay in Istanbul.
Okan Buruk: 'Osimhen'i bekliyoruz. Osimhen'i ikna etmek çok önemliydi, bunu Galatasaray taraftarı yaptı! Biz aynı şeyi Icardi'de de görmüştük. Osimhen çok büyük paraları reddetti.' – Her Macerayı Hareketlendiren Mükemmel Bas @ankerturkiye @cigdemmgunal x @ErkutOzturk pic.twitter.com/wbVr1tqaW4 — Tivibu Spor (@tivibuspor) July 25, 2025
'Galatasaray fans gave Osimhen the kind of love he'd never experienced before. That is why I always believed that he would stay. He hasn't let us down either.
'Everyone put in a great deal of effort to secure this deal, starting from our President, but the most important part was done by the fans. They made Osimhen experience something special.
'We saw a similar outcome with Mauro Icardi's transfer here.'
Napoli forward and Serie A star Victor Osimhen celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first Leg football match between Napoli and Barcelona at the Diego-Armando-Maradona stadium in Naples on February 21, 2024. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)
Osimhen was given a very warm welcome by Napoli fans when first arriving and became a hero when helping them to their first Serie A title in over 30 years, as well as being crowned Capocannoniere.
However, after agreeing a new €10m per season contract, he told the club that he wanted to move on and struggled to find anyone ready to pay the €110m release clause.
His move on loan to Galatasaray in September 2024 was because the other transfer markets had shut and he faced the prospect of sitting in the stands for at least six months.
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