Galatasaray has officially completed the blockbuster contract with Victor Osimhen from Napoli, making the Nigerian striker the most expensive deal in Turkey's history.
Galatasaray recruits Victor Osimhen with a record fee
The defending champion Super Lig accepted to spend up to 75 million euros to own Victor Osimhen on a permanent transfer. This is the highest fee ever paid by a Turkish club, far exceeding the old record that Fenerbahce set in July last year when recruiting Youssef En-Nesyri from Sevilla for 20 million euros.
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Galatasaray announced that they had signed a 4 -year contract with Osimhen, starting from the 2025/26 season. Accordingly, the former striker Napoli will receive a net salary of 15 million euros per season, accompanied by a loyalty of 1 million euros and 5 million euros of the annual image copyright.
In addition, Napoli still holds benefits in this deal when it will receive 10% transfer fee from any future Osimhen selling in the future.
Osimhen impressed the last season when wearing Galatasaray on loan from Napoli. He set a record of the most goals in a Super Lig season with 26 goals and became a foreign player with the most goals in a season in Türkiye with a total of 37 goals in all competitions.
Before making a mark in Istanbul, Osimhen used to play for Lille (France), Wolfsburg (Germany) and Napoli (Italy). At the national team level, he also scored 26 goals after 40 caps of Nigeria.