Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen will not leave Galatasaray until the end of the season despite speculation that he could take advantage of the break clause in his contract to join another club in January.
The Nigeria international is on a season-long loan from Napoli to the Turkish giants after summer bids from Chelsea and Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli fell through.
The 25-year-old has been in good form in Turkey, scoring nine goals in his opening 11 games in all competitions.
According to Italian transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio, Osimhen has no interest in leaving Galatasaray midway through the season.
“First of all, Osimhen wants to finish the season at Galatasaray. He is very happy to be there and doesn’t want to talk about other clubs,” Di Marzio told bettingexpert.com.
“He wants to play and win there. I will leave a small percentage for Galatasaray to try to buy him and find an agreement with Napoli.
“It would probably be less than the release clause, but Galatasaray are so happy with him that they plan to find a solution with Napoli.”
With several clubs reportedly monitoring his progress in Turkey, including Chelsea and Manchester United, Osimhen is believed to be keen to impress and earn a move to the English Premier League, although there is still interest from Saudi Arabia.
“I know that a club in Saudi Arabia wants him. I don’t know the name of the club, but they are prepared to buy him for Napoli and get him back at the end of the season,” Di Marzio added.
“The problem is that they want to sign him now and Osimhen doesn’t want to sign now, he wants to wait.
“He wants to use this season as an opportunity to let the Premier League clubs decide whether to make an offer to Napoli.”
According to Di Marzio, PSG are still very interested in Osimhen after failing with a bid for the Super Eagles star in the summer.
“PSG are always an opportunity, and they’re the only club who have made an offer for him this summer,” Di Marzio explained.
“They offered €220m for Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia, so maybe they’ll try to get both again.
“But he wants to finish the season at Galatasaray, even if the Saudi Arabian club want to sign him now.”
