- Nicks permanent deal for about €75m
Super Eagles’ goal machine, Victor Osimhen has now completed a sensational move to Galatasaray on a permanent deal for a fee cited to be in the region of €75 million.
The signing obliterates existing Turkish Süper Lig’s all-time transfer record in what is already one of the most headline-grabbing transfers of the summer season.
Galatasaray which made the official announcement on social media and offered supporters the chance to live stream Osimhen’s flight to Istanbul on Wednesday evening, confirmed the deal on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
The 26-year-old Nigerian international lit up Serie A with Napoli and became one of Europe’s most sought-after forwards, before pending down his signature for Galatasaray with a staggered payment structure.
He is now poised to bring his stardom to Istanbul for the long-term, after a successful loan spell with the club last season.
Galatasaray’s ambition has never been in question, but this blockbuster move underlines their growing influence in the global market.
With this move, Osimhen has not only broken the record for the most expensive Super Lig transfer, but has utterly annihilated it.
The previous mantle lied with Youssef En-Nesyri’s €19.5m move from Sevilla to Fenerbahce last summer.
Galatasray have agreed to pay €75m, which is the player’s release clause value, but in payment terms that amount is expected to be spread over a five-year period.
The deal is worth around four times more than En-Nesyri’s move. A transfer on a whole new scale for the division.
The entirety of the top 10 record deals are for transfers to either Galatasaray or Fenerbahce, and the €15m mark has only ever been reached six times in the division’s history.
When Osimhen joined the Lions on loan last season, that sent shockwaves through the footballing world, but with it just being a temporary deal and there not being many other suitors for Osimhen at that late stage of the transfer window, it wasn’t that shocking.
However, now that the Nigerian has made his move to the Istanbul giants permanent, it really begins to put the Turkish Süper Lig on the map of top European football.
Osimhen scored 37 goals in 41 games for Galatsaray during his loan spell last term and fans will be hoping Osimhen can help Galatasaray compete better in the Champions League next season.
The club haven’t progressed past the group stages since the 2012/13 campaign, in which they reached the quarter-final.
Osimhen’s permanent transfer, for such a staggering transfer fee, will have the watching footballing world taking notice. But only when Turkish clubs begin to perform better on the European stage will the division begin to get the pedigree it’s fandom perhaps deserves. – With Transfermarkt report
