Why has Osimhen ended up at Galatasaray?

Victor Osimhen was once the hottest striker in European football. But instead of a move to PSG or Chelsea, the 25-year-old is swapping Naples for Istanbul.

So, how has Osimhen ended up at Galatasaray? Osimhen scored 26 league goals to fire Napoli to an historic Scudetto in 2023 and not long ago was on PSG’s shortlist to replace Kylian Mbappe.

Ian Irving is joined by The Athletic's Carl Anka and James Horncastle to discuss how well he will do in Turkey.

00:00 Intro
01:01 Osimhen’s contract
03:23 Napoli & Victor Osimhen
17:48 Why Osimhen didn’t go to Chelsea
19:14 Galatasaray
29:20 AFCON
32:35 How well will Victor do at Galatasaray?
35:12 Milan derby and Turkish fixtures
38:33 Outro

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