Victor Osimhen reveals stance on January transfer
Victor Osimhen reveals stance on January transfer. Victor Osimhen is reported to not be interested in cutting short his loan spell with Galatasaray during the January transfer window.
Napoli wanted to sell Osimhen permanently during the summer and Chelsea negotiated up until the final hours of the window, only to fail to get a deal over the line before the deadline. With the striker frozen out of the Napoli squad and his chance to move to another top-five division now gone, Osimhen opted for a 12-month loan dela to Turkish giants, Galatasaray.
Reports have tipped Chelsea to reignite their interest in Osimhen during the winter window, but according to Florian Plettenberg, the Nigeria international is not interested in an early exit from Galatasaray.
It is said that Osimhen, who has eight goals and four assists in just nine games this season, is enjoying his time in Istanbul, having established himself as a fan favourite and the talisman of the team already and he is not yet thinking of anything beyond his current loan contract.
Galatasaray are even expected to try and sign Osimhen permanently next summer, believing he would be interested in such a deal, but the finances involved, Napoli plan to demand at least €75m (£62.7m) makes it almost impossible.
That could re-open the door to Chelsea again who, unlike Galatasaray, have the ability to finance such an expensive move.
Chelsea declined to sign a new striker after their pursuit of Osimhen collapsed. Manager Enzo Maresca has retained his faith in Nicolas Jackson, who has struck six times in 11 Premier League games so far, while Christopher Nkunku has nine goals in seven cup games.
