Galatasaray have drawn a line under their financial obligations to Napoli after completing payment of the full €75m transfer fee for Super Eagles captain Victor Osimhen, settling the final instalment of €17.5m and bringing a protracted payment plan to its conclusion, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The deal, which was structured across multiple instalments when it was agreed in July 2025, saw Galatasaray pay an initial €40m upfront before the remainder was divided into two further tranches of €17.5m each, with the final payment due by the end of 2026.
According to Turkish journalist Ali Naci Küçük, the completion of the last instalment ahead of schedule puts the Turkish club in a stronger negotiating position heading into the summer transfer window, having cleared all liabilities linked to the signing.
Osimhen’s move to Galatasaray was the most expensive incoming transfer in Turkish football history, dwarfing Fenerbahce’s €20m signing of Youssef En-Nesyri from Sevilla.
The deal also included a 10 per cent clause giving Napoli a share of any future profit from Osimhen’s next transfer, as well as an anti-Italy clause that forces Galatasaray to pay double the total fee if the striker joins a Serie A club before 2027 — a condition inserted by Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis to prevent the Nigerian from resurfacing with a domestic rival. Related News Eagles defender Ogbu out of Portugal clash with injury Ndidi gets new Besiktas boss Nigeria’s World Cup miss disappointing — Sodje
