Osimhen rejects Barcelona and Juventus for Premier League giants

Carlo Garganese

Updated: 2 Apr 2025 15:05 BST
3 min read

Victor Osimhen has rejected possible transfers to Barcelona and Juventus and has made it clear he only wants to move to the Premier League this summer.

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JuveFC reports that Juventus recently sat down for talks with Osimhen’s entourage to discuss a possible summer bid.

Current ETV

Victor Osimhen

F (C)

Galatasaray

Victor Osimhen

F (C)

Galatasaray

ETV Range

€62.1M - €75.9M

However, the Bianconeri were politely told that, while Osimhen was flattered with their interest, he only wants a Premier League club.

Osimhen has the same opinion towards Barcelona, who have been heavily linked with the Nigerian striker in recent days.

Osimhen wants Premier League

The Spanish media believe that Osimhen could be the successor to the ageing Robert Lewandowski but the Napoli-owned striker also has no interest of moving to La Liga.

This spells good news for Chelsea, Arsenal and Man Utd, the three main Premier League clubs considering Osimhen this summer.

All three clubs plan to sign a top striker in the summer transfer market, and Osimhen represents one of the most interesting options.

Osimhen joined Galatasaray last summer on loan for the season from Napoli until June 2025.

It is a dry loan with Galatasaray simply covering his salary from September until June at a cost of €10 million.

© IMAGO - Osimhen joined Galatasaray on loan

He has enjoyed a fantastic season with Galatasaray, scoring 26 goals in 31 games in all competitions.

The 26-year-old has a release clause in his Napoli contract worth €75 million, for foreign clubs only.

Osimhen will leave Napoli permanently in the summer.

He has no future at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona after falling out with the club last year.

The attacker had spent the entire summer searching for a new club and sacked his agent when this wasn’t forthcoming.

The 26-year-old had been frozen out of the squad at Napoli, with no chance of being reintegrated under new manager Antonio Conte.

Instead of spending the entire first half of the season training on his own, Osimhen opted to join Galatasaray on loan.

Osimhen saw his relationship with Napoli sour last season, following the TikTok scandal in which the club’s own social media team mocked his penalty miss with Bologna.

Osimhen had a largely difficult season on the pitch, while Napoli endured a disastrous defence of the Scudetto they won in the 2022-23 season as they finished 10th in Serie A.

The Nigerian had been a key player in the Scudetto campaign, scoring 26 league goals in 32 games.