“No negotiations” – Arsenal, Barca hopes fade as Osimhen set for Galatasaray stay

<p>Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen has&nbsp;been making headlines in recent weeks,&nbsp;with several top European clubs&nbsp;showing interest ahead of the summer transfer window,&nbsp;<a href=”https://www.afrik-foot.com/en-ng/”>Afrik-Foot</a> reports.</p>

<p>The Nigerian forward has built a strong reputation over the past few years&nbsp;with his&nbsp;goalscoring&nbsp;form and it&nbsp;is no surprise&nbsp;that he has continued to attract interest from clubs looking to strengthen their attack.</p>

<p><a href=”https://www.afrik-foot.com/en-ng/victor-osimhen-arsenal-record-bid-gala”><u>Premier League side&nbsp;</u><u>Arsenal are the latest side to be linked with Osimhen</u></a>&nbsp;and even had&nbsp;sporting director, Andrea Berta,&nbsp;in attendance at Rams Park last Sunday&nbsp;for the&nbsp;Istanbul derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce.</p>

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<p>The Spaniard&nbsp;also&nbsp;met with Galatasaray president Dursun Ozbek after the match, fueling speculation that the North London club could make a move for the&nbsp;Nigerian forward&nbsp;this summer.</p>

<p>Spanish heavyweights Barcelona and Real Madrid are also&nbsp;monitoring the situation closely as they&nbsp;hope to convince Galatasaray to part ways with their star forward ahead of the summer window.&nbsp;</p>

<h2 class=”wp-block-heading”>Victor Osimhen set for Galatasaray stay</h2>

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<p>Super Eagles forward&nbsp;Victor Osimhen has enjoyed a strong spell in Turkey with Galatasaray and now looks set to continue his journey with the club.</p>

<p>The 27-year-old joined from Napoli on loan in 2024 and played a key role in their success that season. That performance convinced the club to pay a Turkish record&nbsp;€75 million to sign him permanently last summer&nbsp;and he&nbsp;has continued to deliver, scoring 20 goals across all competitions this season despite dealing with injuries.</p>

<p>At one point, it seemed likely&nbsp;that&nbsp;he would leave this summer due to growing interest from top clubs and the&nbsp;recent&nbsp;visit of Arsenal’s sporting director to Istanbul, which had cast doubts over his long-term future at Galatasaray.</p>

<p>However,&nbsp;<a href=”https://www.sportsboom.co.za/soccer/exclusive-victor-osimhen-unlikely-to-leave-galatasaray-amid-arsenal-speculation”><u>according to Buchi Laba via SportsBoom</u></a>, Andrea Berta’s meeting with Dursun Ozbek had nothing to do with transfers,&nbsp;dismissing talks of a move to the North London club.</p>

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<p>&#8220;The meeting was not about Victor Osimhen or player-related matters,&#8221;&nbsp;Buchi Laba revealed.</p>
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<p>&#8220;There were no negotiations, and no player names were mentioned. What has been circulated in the media is fake and nothing more.”</p>
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<p>Galatasaray have also reportedly slapped a huge valuation on Osimhen to discourage interested clubs, while the Nigerian forward is revealed to be happy at the Turkish champions.</p>

<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full”><img decoding=”async” width=”4256″ height=”2832″ src=”https://www.afrik-foot.com/en-ng/thumbor/Kk8-pFpb1_gOGWPvqbVkr-OtKHQ=/4256×2832/smart/filters:format(webp)/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.afrik-foot.com%2Fen-ng%2F2026%2F03%2Fimago1071124240.jpg” alt=”Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen” class=”wp-image-909109″/><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Victor Osimhen. Copyright: Imagoxshengolpixs</figcaption></figure>

<p>The 27-year-old has endeared himself to the fans of the club with his performances and commitment on the pitch and their relationship looks set to continue into another season.</p>

<p>For now, attention turns to Saturday’s clash against Samsunspor, where Galatasaray could seal their fourth straight Turkish Super Lig title and Osimhen’s second with the club with a win.</p>