Galatasaray Coach Aims Subtle Dig at Napoli After Osimhen’s Bright Start in Turkey

• Victor Osimhen joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan from Italian club Napoli last month
• The striker chose the Turkish champions after Napoli botched his deadline-day move to Al-Ahli
• Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk has praised the Nigerian, indirectly jabbing his parent club Napoli

Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk's singing praises of Victor Osimhen is aiming a subtle dig at his parent club Napoli over the situations surrounding his departure.

Osimhen chose to join the Turkish champions on loan after Napoli botched his moves to Paris Saint-Germain and Al-Ahli, and he could not find an agreement over personal terms with Chelsea.

He has made a bright start in Istanbul, contributing three goals and five assists in six games, as noted by Transfermarkt. He has formed a feared strike pair with Mauro Icardi.

Okan Buruk aims dig at Napoli

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Buruk has singled out some key attributes in Osimhen for praise, some of which his parent club Napoli made questionable comments about during his transfer saga.

The Italians presented him as a player difficult to handle, particularly during the time the club's TikTok account trolled him over a missed penalty, but Buruk has seen him differently.

“He is a very good professional. He loves Galatasaray very much,” he said, as quoted by Guardian NG, negating Napoli's view of the Nigerian international.

“He was happy when he arrived, and he remains the same now. He is a great figure in the locker room. Despite being just 25 years old, his speech and behaviour are very mature.”

“We got both a good person and a great football player… We are lucky in this sense, and we expect more magic from him,” he added.

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His future has yet to be decided and could be on the move again as early as January with a reported break clause in his loan deal, which Napoli will be willing to trigger if they receive a £63 million offer.

Okan Buruk Makes Plans for Victor Osimhen

Briefly News reported that Galatasaray's head coach has reportedly devised a means of reintegrating Victor Osimhen back into the team after his three weeks absence due to a muscle injury.

Osimhen scored twice in the first half against Kasimpasa, his first goals for the club, but went off at half time and the team squandered the lead and drew 3-3.

Source: Legit.ng