…Ready to activate release clause
Galatasaray vice-president, Abdullah Kavukcu claims the newly-crowned Turkish Super Lig champion is ready to pay Victor Osimhen’s release clause at Napoli and will match his wages.
The Nigeria international has enjoyed a successful loan spell at Rams Park, scoring 36 goals in 40 appearances across all competitions to help Okan Buruk’s side win the league and cup double.
Osimhen is set to finish top scorer in Turkey after finding the back of the net 25 times in 29 league games, with Basaksehir’s Krzysztof Piatek his closest rival on 21 goals.
The 26-year-old striker is expected to return to Naples in the off-season, but he appears to have no future under Partenopei head coach Antonio Conte has ben has been linked numerous top clubs in Europe.
However, Aslan are keen to make his loan move permanent, with Kavukcu quoted as saying by A Spor: “We talked to my president about Osimhen in January.
“We told Osimhen in January: ‘we want you very much, don’t go anywhere. We are working to get your transfer.’
“We are developing projects for this. We developed them to sit at that table and we are at that table right now.
We are ready to get his transfer and pay the salaries he will receive from Europe.”