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Reports suggest that Napoli has now inserted in the agreement with Galatasaray, in respect of the transfer of Victor Osimhen that he cannot play in the Serie A at least for the next three years.
There has been suspicion that either Juventus or AC Milan may indirectly be behind Galatasaray push for Osimhen so as to beat the €75 million release clause for the striker.
The release clause, which has since expired, was only valid for clubs outside Italy meaning Italian clubs like Juventus and Milan would have had to pay a lot more to sign Osimhen.
Galatasaray will buy the player for the fixed amount and then after a year sell him back to an Italian club.
Former Napoli sports director, Pierpaolo Marino was one of those who suggested that a top Italian club could well be involved indirectly with this transfer.
“Galatasaray initially seemed willing to secure the €75 million release clause. However, one condition held up the negotiations: the request by the Turkish club to pay in the clause in five instalments,” he said.
“If Galatasaray were to sell the player to another club after a year, they would only pay an instalment equivalent to a dry loan.
“This condition raised the suspicion that some club was behind this deal, pushing for it to proceed in this way because they couldn’t guarantee the guarantees.”
Marino also questioned Galatasaray sustaining the €18 million yearly salary proposed to Osimhen, arguing that even Premier League clubs cannot afford such a salary.
Meanwhile, SkySports reported that by today, when the banks open again, the bank guarantees ought to get to Napoli and hopefully this long-drawn transfer saga would finally end.
