Nigeria star Osimhen joins Galatasary on loan from Napoli
Al Jazeera
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen joins the Turkish side for the season from the 2023 Italian champions.
Napoli outcast Victor Osimhen has agreed a season-long loan with Galatasaray without an option to buy, the Turkish champions and the Italian club confirm.
The 25-year-old Nigerian forward, who was welcomed by a crowd of fans on his arrival at Istanbul airport early this week, will be paid a salary of $6.6m, the Turkish club said on Wednesday.
Napoli confirmed the loan until June 30, specifying that they had reached an agreement with Osimhen for a possible renewal of his contract until June 2027.
Osimhen had been agitating for a move away from Napoli after the club descended into chaos almost immediately after claiming their third league crown in 2023.
The team he fired to Serie A glory with 26 league goals left him off their squad list for this season, his place and number 9 shirt taken by new arrival Romelu Lukaku.
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