Na big gist dey fly upandan about Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen wey dem talk say dey plan to buy Turkish club Istanbulspor. But as we dey talk now, di club president don come out to deny di whole mata, say na fake news wey no get any evidence.
According to reports wey come from Nigerian media, Osimhen talk say im wan buy Istanbulspor, one historic club wey dey play for Turkish second division. Di plan wey dem dey yarn say na to use di club as stepping stone for young Nigerian talents wey wan enter European football. Di gist gain ground for social media, make plenty people begin dey talk am.
But Istanbulspor president, Ecmel Faik Sarıalioğlu, don respond to di rumours. Im talk say as club president, dem no receive any official confirmation about Osimhen wan buy di club. “We don see reports say Osimhen go buy Istanbulspor. But as club president, I fit confirm say we no receive any official confirmation,” Sarıalioğlu talk as quoted by Milliyet newspaper.
One source close to Osimhen wey dem call Buchi Laba also dismiss di reports as “very fake and false.” Dis mean say all di yarn wey dey fly about di potential takeover no get leg to stand on for now.
Di whole mata come up as Osimhen dey recover from hand injury wey im get during Galatasaray 4-0 loss to Liverpool for UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match. Di striker suffer comminuted fracture for im arm after im clash with Ibrahima Konate, and im don travel to Nigeria for few days holiday before im go undergo surgery.
Turkish journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu report say Galatasaray confirm say Osimhen go undergo surgery wey go keep am out of action for about six weeks. Im go miss matches against Trabzonspor on April 4, but im fit return for Istanbul derby against Fenerbahce on April 26 if im recovery go well.
Meanwhile, Osimhen no dey for Super Eagles squad wey go face Iran and Jordan for March international friendlies. Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle drop di striker from di squad even before im injury, and im also leave out goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali and Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina.
Report by OwnGoal Nigeria claim say Osimhen get thigh problem wey im don dey play with for months, and im exclusion na to allow am recover fully. Ola Aina dey work im way to full fitness after missing AFCON 2025 due to hamstring injury, while Stanley Nwabali no get club since im leave Chippa United after 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
For di Super Eagles squad, Chelle invite three new players: defender Emmanuel Fernandez, Hamburg winger Phillip Otele, and Belgium-based Yira Sor. Fernandez wey be English-born defender explain say im choose to represent Nigeria over England because im no fit say no to playing for great football nation like Nigeria.
Di four-nation invitational tournament wey Super Eagles go play for Antalya, Turkey, after war for Middle East force dem to change venue from Jordan. Top stars like Ademola Lookman, Akor Adams, Alex Iwobi, and Calvin Bassey go lead di team for di friendly matches.
As for Osimhen current form, di Nigerian striker don play 29 matches for Galatasaray for 2025-26 season, score 19 goals and make 7 assists. Im move to Türkiye no affect im performance, and im continue to shine both on and off di pitch.
Di idea of footballers investing in clubs no new, as plenty players dey prepare for life after their careers. But for Osimhen case, di club wey dem mention say im wan buy don deny di reports completely.
Galatasaray also dey pursue legal action against Liverpool for Noa Lang injury after di winger crash into advertising board during Champions League match. Di Turkish champions ask for Reds to compensate for Lang salary if fault for di board cause di injury.
For now, all eyes dey on Osimhen recovery from im hand injury, while di rumours about Istanbulspor takeover don die down after club president denial. Di only thing wey sure na say Osimhen go focus on im recovery and return to football action soon.
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