{"id":827886,"date":"2025-02-18T10:11:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/mikel-obi-shares-victor-osimhen-transfer-update-following-galatasaray-visit\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T10:11:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:11:58","slug":"mikel-obi-shares-victor-osimhen-transfer-update-following-galatasaray-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/mikel-obi-shares-victor-osimhen-transfer-update-following-galatasaray-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Obi shares Victor Osimhen transfer update following Galatasaray visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Retired Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has revealed Victor Osimhen\u2019s stance on his future as a summer move beckons, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2024\/08\/report-arsenal-and-chelsea-flinch-as-victor-osimhen-demands-wages-that-would-see-him-surpass-premier-leagues-highest-earners.html\">Osimhen<\/a> was linked with a move to Chelsea last summer and tried to force a move, but it landed him in hot water with <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/01\/napoli-boss-plays-up-rashford-osimhen-swap-deal-as-manchester-united-prepare-for-squad-overhaul.html\">Napoli<\/a>. He eventually joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan.<\/p>\n<p>Despite joining the Turkish side, the 25-year-old forward has scored 19 goals and provided five assists in 24 games for Okan Buruk\u2019s team, across all competitions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149751\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149751\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/imago1057973118-1024x740.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"740\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149751\">Former Nigerian footballer John Obi-Mikel visited Galatasaray player Victor Osimhen and watched Galatasaray\u2019s training session in Istanbul, Turkey on January 20, 2025. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Get Our Sports News First \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Mikel, who has a close rapport with Osimhen, visited the 2023 CAF Player of the Year winner in Istanbul, trying to convince the striker to move to the Stamford Bridge when the summer transfer window opens.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always good to see these guys and see how they\u2019re getting on. Of course, Victor has moved to Galatasaray, and he\u2019s banging in goals, doing what he knows how to do best. So, it\u2019s nice to see how he\u2019s settling him, and I\u2019m still trying to get him to try to come to the club. I\u2019m trying to press my buttons and see if we can get things done, hopefully, we never know,\u201d the 2012 UEFA Champions League winner said on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lxxugO-5CEk?si=10cp5_PsDORrd3Jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Obi One Podcast<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150707\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/imago1058495564-1024x683.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150707\">Ahmed Kutucu of Galatasaray celebrates after scoring the first goal of his team with Victor Osimhen R during the match between Gaziantep FK and Galatasaray at Gaziantep Buyuksehir Belediye Stadium on February 3, 2025 in Gaziantep, Turkey. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alvaro Morata joined Galatasaray during the January transfer window. The Spanish forward had a stint with Chelsea, but it didn\u2019t turn out well for the EURO 2024 winner.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues splashed \u00a360m to secure Morata\u2019s services from Real Madrid in the summer of 2017, but he ended up scoring 24 goals and providing six assists in 72 games across all competitions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150854\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/imago1006523848-1024x665.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"665\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150854\">11th September 2021 Maradona Stadium, Naples, Napoli versus Juventus FC: Alvaro Morata challenges for a header with Victor Osimhen. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now teammates with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/02\/manchester-united-psg-osimhen.html\">Osimhen<\/a><\/strong>, Mikel is rest assured Morata\u2019s poor spell in London will not affect Osimhen\u2019s decision this summer.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt didn\u2019t go well for Morata at the club, but I\u2019m sure Victor is a smart guy and he knows what\u2019s good for him. Chelsea has always been his club, his childhood club and he\u2019s come out openly to say he wants to play for them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis idol is Didier Drogba, he plays like him, they play the same positions and he loves the way he plays. It\u2019s pretty clear he wants Chelsea, but unfortunately, we couldn\u2019t get the deal done in the summer. I don\u2019t think the door is shut completely, but let\u2019s wait and see what happens when the transfer window opens this summer,\u201d the 2013 AFCON winner concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150713\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150713\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/imago1058700725-1024x683.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150713\">Victor Osimhen and Tolga Kalender battle for the ball during the match between Galatasaray and Adana Demirspor at Rams Park Stadium on February 9, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chelsea are looking to let Christopher Nkunku off their books when the summer transfer window opens, as they look to bring in a high-profile striker in their bid to challenge for titles next season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Soccer Adefolahan Guerreiro\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/740e257566cac1cbb2887e0f85afd655?s=80&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/guerreiro\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tAdefolahan Guerreiro\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tAdefolahan is a multilingual journalist and writer at Soccernet Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>With a track record of involvement in College sports, Adefolahan is focused on crafting engaging football content and utilising his language skills and extensive sports knowledge to enhance content accessibility for a global audience.<\/p>\n<p>He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/02\/mikel-obi-chelsea-osimhen-galatasaray.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Adefolahan Guerreiro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Retired Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has revealed Victor Osimhen\u2019s stance on his future as a summer move beckons, Soccernet.ng reports. Osimhen was linked with a move to Chelsea last summer and tried to force a move, but it landed him in hot water with Napoli. 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