Galatasaray supporters turned out in droves and stayed out till the early hours of the morning to welcome new signing Victor Osimhen.

Osimhen is on the point of becoming a member of Galatasaray on a season-long mortgage deal from Napoli.

Osimhen had been closely linked with a transfer to Saudi Arabia and Chelsea all through the summer season, however a switch by no means materialised.

Saudi Professional League facet Al Ahli had agreed a take care of Napoli for an preliminary mortgage and a £67million obligation to purchase, but Osimhen turned down the chance.

Chelsea additionally pushed exhausting to signal Osimhen on deadline day however failed to succeed in an settlement over his wages.

Osimhen’s future at Napoli was plunged into additional uncertainty when the membership stripped him of the No. 9 shirt and handed it to new arrival Romelu Lukaku, who joined in a £30m deal from Chelsea earlier within the window.

Napoli additionally elected to take away Osimhen from their first group squad checklist in one other drastic transfer to push the 25-year-old out the exit door.

Nevertheless, Osimhen has been given a significant exit route out of Naples by Turkish giants Galatasaray.

The Turkish switch window stays open till September 13, permitting Galatasaray to swoop in and signal the Nigerian marksman for the 2024-25 season.

Though the transfer has not been rubber-stamped, Galatasaray followers had been able to get together as they rocked up in numbers to welcome Osimhen to Istanbul.

Osimhen had a Galatasaray scarf draped round his neck and sported a beaming smile as he carried out the supporters in a chant.

Followers additionally ripped flares and had been seen dancing on the street, signifying the magnitude of Osimhen’s imminent signing.

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Manchester Metropolis star Ilkay Gundogan was additionally greatly surprised by Osimhen’s arrival.

Commenting beneath an Instagram put up from switch guru Fabrizio Romano through which he revealed Osimhen was flying to Istanbul, Gundogan wrote: “Wow… loopy”.

At Galatasaray, Osimhen is about to reunite with former Napoli teammate Dries Mertens, who stays the membership’s all-time main goalscorer with 148.

Alongside Mertens, Osimhen will compete with Mauro Icardi and Michy Batshuayi for a spot within the beginning lineup.

Though Osimhen’s swap to Galatasaray retains him in European soccer, he will not be collaborating on this 12 months’s Champions League.

The 24-time Turkish Tremendous Lig champions misplaced to Younger Boys in a Champions League play-off, consigning them to the Europa League the place they are going to face Tottenham and Ajax.

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