Galatasaray have completed the signing of Victor Osimhen on a permanent basis from Serie A champions Napoli, Afrosport reports.
The 26-year-old Nigerian joins the reigning Turkish Super Lig champions in a deal worth €75 million, bringing an end to his five-year stint with the Partenopei after helping them to their first Scudetto in 33 years two seasons ago.
He becomes the most expensive transfer in Turkish football history, surpassing the €20 million Fenerbahce paid Sevilla for Morocco Youssef En-Nesyri last summer by a mile.
The Super Eagles striker has signed a four-year contract at RAMS Park until 2029, with the deal also including a 10% sell-on for Napoli.
✍️ Victor Osimhen, yeniden Galatasaray’da! 💛❤️ pic.twitter.com/tWY5Lh4frA
— Galatasaray SK (@GalatasaraySK) July 31, 2025
Osimhen spent time on loan at Galatasaray last season, scoring 37 goals in 41 competitive games, the most by a foreign player in a single season in the Turkish top flight. He helped the Istanbul giants win a 25th league title and 19th Turkish Cup .
The Yellow-Reds first posted a video on X of the former Lille Osimhen’s iconic face mask before posting a video of him in a plane on a flight to Istanbul, saying: ‘Only Gala’. He has since landed in the largest Turkish city and was greeted to thousands of fans chanting his name.
VO in Istanbul. pic.twitter.com/hq8VEjNkjK
— Galatasaray EN (@Galatasaray) July 30, 2025
Osimhen has courted interest from Saudi Arabian clubs, with Al Hilal making multiple bids this summer. The 2023 African Player of the Year however rejected a move to the lucrative Arabian Gulf.
He was also rumoured to be of interest to Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Real Madrid, but no official bids were made.
Osimhen will look forward to playing with Europe’s elite as Galatasaray automatically qualified for the league phase of the UEFA Champions League.
