Galatasaray dreams of him, Juve wants him, but Osimhen and Napoli seem to have another path in mind
Juve o Galatasaray? Nessuna delle due: Osimhen prenderà la terza via (Foto: LaPresse) – serieanews.com
Try to retain a champion in a league that is not his own. It works until he stops having fun. Galatasaray knows this, and perhaps fears it. Because Osimhen still has fun, sure, but at times he seems bored with the ease with which he scores, with which he moves, with which he dominates. It’s as if he’s playing with the volume turned down, with an off-the-cuff detachment that has already decided the next step.
In Istanbul they would like to retain him at any cost. They have said it publicly, and they are trying to do it privately. But even with all possible affection, some stories remain destined to end before they really begin.
The club’s vice president made it clear: “We will do everything to keep him with us.” Courageous, certainly. But also a thread of optimism. Because the problem is not so much Galatasaray itself. The problem is everything outside.
And yes, because in the meantime, on the other side of the Mediterranean, there is someone who is thinking about it all right. And that someone is called Juventus. Giuntoli, who Osimhen brought him to Naples when few really believed in him yet, is the first to have sniffed the opportunity. He would be a perfect shot to open the new Juventus cycle.
The point, however, is that this is not just about wanting it. This is about being able to do it.
La “terza via” di Osimhen: Premier League o Paris Saint Germain
Because there is that famous clause in Osimhen’s contract: 75 million, but only for foreign clubs.
Juve, which of foreign countries has only the legal headquarters of Exor, can knock all it wants, but it seriously risks hearing a Willie Peyote-style “Thanks but no thanks,” who, moreover, is a well-known Torino fan. Translated: Osimhen will move if someone from abroad comes along with the big bucks, but he certainly is not going to reinforce an Italian rival.
La “terza via” di Osimhen: Premier League o Paris Saint Germain (AnsaFoto) – serieanews.com
And so, if Juve seems stuck and Galatasaray romantically deluded, the question remains as to where Osimhen will really end up. And here, honestly, we would need more of an accountant than a sports director.
Because it is clear that there is no shortage of teams with the means to take him home. Chelsea, PSG, Manchester United, which also has an idea to swap him for Hojlund, maybe some Saudi with the long arm and ready to do crazy things. Napoli is waiting. It knows full well that someone will get those 75 million out. And at that point, it will be a different story.
One thing, however, seems already written. Perhaps it is also the easiest to read. The story between Osimhen and Naples is over. And not as of yesterday. The break with De Laurentiis is now a chasm. The relationship with the environment is frayed. There is no resentment, perhaps not even too much nostalgia. But there is a desire, a mutual one, to turn the page. To separate without further drama. To each go their own way.
Where is Osimhen going to go? Hard to say right now. Where he will NOT go, however, is much easier to imagine.
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