Victor Osimhen’s widely speculated departure from Napoli remains unresolved, as the Serie A club has placed additional conditions on Galatasaray before sanctioning the striker’s move to the Turkish champions.
In addition to demanding that Galatasaray pay the outstanding €35 million next year, Napoli is also insisting on a 20% sell-on clause should Osimhen be transferred to another club in the future.
According to Football Italia, the ongoing transfer saga mirrors last summer’s drawn-out standoff, when the Nigerian forward dominated headlines without any meaningful progress—culminating in his submission of a medical certificate to skip Napoli’s pre-season training.
While Galatasaray have agreed to pay the full €75m asking price, the clubs reportedly continue to haggle over the payment structure.
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The latest reports are that Galatasaray have offered to pay €40m upfront with another €35m in instalments, but that Napoli turned that down.
But transfer pundit Matteo Moretto claimed that the Partenopei want the full €35m by the end of 2026 plus a percentage of the sell-on fee.
Giving further details, Yagiz Sabuncuoglu in Turkey noted that the percentage is 20 per cent, an unusually large amount for a player with Osimhen’s transfer history and pedigree.
In a related development, Victor Osimhen reportedly missed Napoli’s first pre-season yesterday after he handed in a sick note while he waits for the completion of his permanent transfer to Galatasaray.
As the deal has not yet been officially completed, Osimhen remains a Napoli player.
However, the 26-year-old did not report for the first day of Napoli’s pre-season training under Antonio Conte .
Osimhen spent last season on loan at Galatasaray, scoring 37 goals and providing eight assists in 41 official appearances.
Napoli have tried repeatedly to make Osimhen reconsider the proposal from Al-Hilal, but he is refusing to even consider the Saudi Pro League at this point.
