Victor Osimhen scored the opening goal, looked sharp, and then hobbled off the pitch in visible pain before the first half was done. The 27-year-old will now spend roughly three weeks on the sidelines, missing a stretch of fixtures that could define Galatasaray’s early-season trajectory.
The injury happened on September 4, 2026, during Galatasaray’s 3-2 Super Lig victory over Istanbul Basaksehir. Osimhen netted in the 17th minute, then lasted only another 16 minutes before being substituted off at the 33rd mark. The culprit: a right adductor strain with internal bleeding.
What the scans showed
Osimhen underwent MRI scanning at Acıbadem hospital on September 6 and 7, and the results confirmed what the substitution had already suggested. The scans revealed an advanced-moderate strain.
Galatasaray made the news official on September 6-7, announcing a three-week recovery window. Some sources place the return timeline at two to three weeks, which would put Osimhen back on the pitch around mid-October at the earliest.
