Galatasaray are likely to struggle to keep the loan of Victor Osimhen, who is enjoying his time in Turkey since joining from Napoli in a surprise summer move.
The Nigeria international has long been regarded as one of the best centre-forwards in world football, having been a prolific goalscorer during his time in Serie A, which also helped Napoli win their first title in more than three decades in the 2022/23 season. season
Osimhen was widely expected to have his pick of Europe’s elite upon leaving Napoli, but it didn’t work out and he ended up at Galatasaray.
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According to Florian Plettenberg’s latest update on X, it looks like it will be difficult for Galatasaray to keep Osimhen, who should be good news for someone like Chelsea…
??? The officials a @GalatasaraySK knowing that it will be very difficult to keep Victor #Osimhen for next season.
However, they are doing their best behind the scenes to make this happen. Osimhen wants to stay at least until the summer. Talks are ongoing now.
25 and/or… pic.twitter.com/a7cWQWEuVF
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) November 17, 2024
Osimhen would make sense as Chelsea’s main target due to the slightly inconsistent form of Nicolas Jackson, who remains a bit of an enigma, even if he has improved this season.
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Osimhen looks good enough to fire Chelsea to the next level, with the Blues already progressing decently this season under Enzo Maresca.
The Italian tactician just needs a reliable goalscorerand one imagines that Osimhen might be more reliable from this point of view than Jackson.
The young Senegal international has shown some potential and seems to improve under Maresca, but he is still not at the same level as someone like Osimhen.
Plettenberg says, however, that Osimhen wants to stay at Galatasaray until the summer, so Chelsea and other top-flight clubs would still have to wait a little longer to find out exactly where they stand.
It looks like Galatasaray will try their best to keep the player, even if it will surely be an uphill battle, so it remains an intriguing saga.
