Turkish champions Galatasaray will complete the historical signing of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen on Wednesday evening and are said to spend a super lounge record € 75 million to bring the player back to the club for a long-term deal.
After prolonged negotiations with Napoli officials in Milan to complete the deal, the clubs eventually corresponded to a general package, which destroyed the previous Turkish record, which wore around € 20 million after Youssef and Nesyri's Move to Fenerbahce last summer.
Despite the reported interest from various other European parties, as well as the Saudi Aarabic outfit Al Hilal, Osimhen decided that he wanted to return to Galatasaray.
The Nigerian International spent the last season on loan in the club and won both the Super Lig title and the Turkish cup.
On Wednesday, Osimhen landed CET in Istanbul around 19:00, where the social media of Galatasaray Fans were given the opportunity to follow the flight live, which shows how important the move is for the club.
The Nigerian striker was later welcomed by a huge crowd of admiring fans in arrivals.
He also had a remarkable season individually and finished as top scorer of the competition with 26 goals, while broke the Turkish record for most goals scored in one campaign by a foreign player (36).
Osimhen spent four seasons in Napoli, in which he helped the Italian outfit to win their first Serie A -Kroon in 33 years during the 2022/23 campaign, 26 goals scored and registered four assists.
After he had ended with the club the following year, he remained in the uncertain, with Galatasaray to conclude a loan agreement for the 2024/25 season.
The fans fell in love with him during his stint and he now returns to Istanbul to continue his journey, with the possibility of leaving a seismic mark on Turkish football.