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Galatasaray have rejected a verbal offer of €130m from Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen, Soccernet.ng reports.
According to German transfer journalist Florian Plettenberg, Galatasaray had received the offer on Wednesday through an intermediary acting for Al Hilal. The proposal was made verbally rather than as a formal written bid.
The size of the offer shows how far Al Hilal are prepared to go to sign the 27-year-old striker, but it has not persuaded the Turkish champions to sell.
The decision comes just over a year after Galatasaray paid Napoli €75m to make Osimhen’s move to Istanbul permanent. That transfer, completed in July 2025, set a Turkish football record for the highest fee paid for a player.
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Osimhen had spent the previous season on loan at Galatasaray after his relationship with Napoli broke down. He quickly became a central figure in Istanbul, helping the club win domestic honours and becoming a major attacking threat in European competition.
The Nigerian forward’s value has continued to rise because of his goals, physical strength and experience at the highest level. Transfermarkt currently lists him at a €75m market value, although the €130m Al Hilal proposal shows that his importance to Galatasaray is being valued much higher by clubs willing to spend heavily.
Had Galatasaray accepted €130m, the transfer would have placed Osimhen at the very top end of African transfer history.
Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande’s reported €125m move from RB Leipzig to Real Madrid in July is currently the highest fee ever paid for an African player. That means a €130m Osimhen deal would have surpassed that record and placed the Nigeria international at the peak.
