The transfer saga of Nigeria international striker Victor Osimhen has come to an end following the signing of the documents for his loan move to Galatasaray on loan from Napoli, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Osimhen was involved in a transfer fiasco which brought about a failed move to Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia and later Chelsea on transfer deadline day. Napoli omitted him from their list of registered players the next day.
It means the 25 year old has to move elsewhere to get regular run of football, and Turkish side Galatasaray took advantage of the fact their transfer window is open by snapping him up as replacement for the injured Mauro Icardi.
The deal will be a year loan with a break clause in January in the event that he gets an offer from any club in mainstream Europe when the window reopens. His entire salary will be covered by the Turkish side.
He picked the shirt number 45 made popular by former Italian footballer Mario Balotelli who has Ghanaian roots and is a close friend of Osimhen.
His next stop will be the camp of the senior national team of Nigeria for the AFCON qualifiers games against Benin Republic and Rwanda on the 7th and 10th of September respectively. He is expected to be in camp tomorrow alongside Maduka Okoye.
The duo are the only two players yet to arrive at the team’s camp in Uyo, where preparation has been going on under the watchful eyes of interim coach Austine Eguavoen.
