{"id":4184,"date":"2024-09-05T14:13:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/victor-osimhen-napoli-and-galatasaray-confirm-loan-deal-for-nigeria-striker\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T14:13:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:13:16","slug":"victor-osimhen-napoli-and-galatasaray-confirm-loan-deal-for-nigeria-striker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/victor-osimhen-napoli-and-galatasaray-confirm-loan-deal-for-nigeria-striker\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Osimhen: Napoli and Galatasaray confirm loan deal for Nigeria striker"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen has joined Galatasaray on loan from Napoli, both clubs have announced.<\/b><\/p>\n

Napoli said the deal lasts until the end of the 2024-25 season and that Osimhen has also agreed a one-year contract extension with the Italian club to June 2027.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old had been a target for Premier League side Chelsea before the English transfer window closed on Friday, with Saudi club Al-Ahli also interested, but has moved to Turkey instead.<\/p>\n

Osimhen scored 76 goals in 133 games for Napoli and played a key role in their 2022-23 Serie A title win with 26 goals.<\/p>\n

But he failed to maintain the explosive form that made him one of the most coveted strikers in Europe, scoring 15 times in Serie A last season in a disappointing campaign for Napoli in which they finished 10th and went through three managers.<\/p>\n

Former Chelsea and Tottenham boss Antonio Conte took charge for this season and signed Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 31, from the Blues for \u00a330m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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