Osimhen ‘brokered Galatasaray transfer himself and inserted unique clause to leave if one of TEN clubs come calling’
VICTOR OSIMHEN organised his own Galatasaray loan move without the help of his agent after the Deadline Day fiasco with Chelsea.
But a bizarre clause has reportedly been inserted into the Nigerian international’s season-long Turkish transfer- which could see him leave in January.
The 25-year-old touched down in Istanbul to flare-wielding fans during the early hours of Tuesday morning ahead of his medical.
The wantaway striker was heavily linked with a move to Chelsea throughout the summer, but the Blues could not get the deal done.
Osimhen will sign a one-year deal with Galatasaray, but reports have now claimed there is a unique clause in his loan contract.
According to Turkish outlet A Spor, Osimhen has asked for a break clause in his deal which applies to a total of 10 specific clubs.
If any of the unnamed teams submit an offer in January, he will therefore have permission to leave.
But Turkish reporter Kagan Dursun claimed Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich are all included on his desired list.
Football Italia further speculated that Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are also on the list.
Osimhen has also asked for his Napoli release clause be reduced from £109million to £63million, as he seeks a permanent exit.
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His loan move came after he was excluded from Antonio Conte’s squad list for the 2024-25 campaign.
Napoli completed the signing of Romelu Lukaku for £38m from Chelsea earlier in the week.
The Belgium forward scored on his Napoli debut to help his side come from behind to beat newly promoted Parma.
Osimhen scored 26 league goals in 2022-23 as Napoli claimed their first title in 33 years.
And he managed 15 last term, but it proved to be a disastrous campaign for the club.
They finished down in 10th place, missing out on Europe altogether.
Meanwhile, the tension between Osimhen and his agent Roberto Calenda has reached breaking point following a turbulent summer window.
It led to the striker handling his own loan-deal move to Turkey this weekend.
Chelsea are a circus - it will be TERRIBLE for football if they win anything, says Troy Deeney
CHELSEA are a circus — aren’t they?, writes Troy Deeney.
But the bigger concern should be if somehow, some way, Todd Boehly’s insane master-plan brings about success this season.
Finish in the top four. Win a trophy like the FA Cup.
He will then turn around and say: “See, it works” and all of a sudden, other clubs will begin considering copying this mad model to try and compete in the Premier League.
Before you know it, there will be a bigger divide between the top clubs and the rest and this country’s top flight will become something we have been fighting against — a Super League.
The smaller sides and promoted teams will be wiped out by the elite and will end up saying, ‘What’s the point?’
Football as we know it will change, and there will be no going back.
As a neutral, you don’t want to wish failure on a club or a regime, but it’s depressing to think about.
We should almost be looking at it in amazement — the owners have come in with this model and they’ve treated it as if they are buying stocks and shares, not players or human beings.
Boehly has wiped away any sense of sentiment or old-school values from that club and the worrying thing is that he doesn’t seem to care.
Does he even like football?
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