Based on studies in Italy, Victor Osimhen is now travelling to Istanbul to finish his Galatasaray switch after Napoli labored out a brand new launch clause.
The striker was presupposed to have been in Turkey by now, however the non-public jet at Capodichino Airport was stored ready for the ultimate particulars to be negotiated.
He’s now believed to have left the airport and is flying to Istanbul, as confirmed by this picture on the Instagram account of middleman George Gardi.
It stays a dry one-season mortgage to Galatasaray, with the Turkish aspect protecting his wages of €10m.
The issue was that Napoli needed a contract extension to 2027 to make sure they nonetheless had bargaining energy over his sale, whereas Osimhen needed a launch clause permitting him to go away for properly underneath the €130m at the moment written into their settlement.
He additionally demanded a break clause in January permitting him to go away early for considered one of 10 specified huge golf equipment, with Galatasaray receiving a small price if it was activated.
Based on Sky Sport Italia, that settlement has now been reached with a couple of compromises.
Napoli will retain an choice to routinely prolong to June 2027 in the event that they fail to promote the participant by June 2025.
If that was activated, it could even have the identical wage, however the launch clause could be minimize from €130m to €80m.
That is successfully what Napoli paid to signal the Nigeria worldwide from Lille in 2020.
Osimhen flies out for Galatasaray
🟡🔴🛫 Victor Osimhen on his method to Istanbul to signal with Galatasaray!
Right here with George Gardi who took care of the deal.
🦁✈️ pic.twitter.com/mGhzUy7pH6
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 2, 2024
