Arsenal told Victor Osimhen has TWO release clauses

Carlo Garganese

Updated: 29 Jan 2025 16:08 GMT
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Victor Osimhen, Galatasaray, 2024/25 — © IMAGO

Arsenal have learned how much they will have to pay to sign Victor Osimhen this month - and it will be very expensive.

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The Gunners are on the lookout for a natural number nine during the winter window due to their goalscoring woes.

Osimhen has been high up on their striker shortlist this month, with Sky Sports reporting that Arsenal are considering making a late move for the player in the January window.

However, any transfer deal for Osimhen - who is on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli - will be extremely expensive in January.

What is Victor Osimhen’s release clause?

Osimhen has two release clauses in his Napoli contract.

The first release clause is a €75 million clause that will be active this coming summer.

The second clause is a €90m clause that is active during the January transfer window only. Galatasaray will receive part of this fee as compensation for the Nigerian leaving halfway through his one-year loan.

So any transfer this month would be extremely expensive for Arsenal or any other club - with Man Utd also interested.

Arsenal have struggled all season in attack, leading to them falling out of the Premier League title race - with Liverpool running away with the championship.

Kai Havertz, a natural midfielder, has been deployed as Arsenal’s number 9 this season, while the recent ACL injury suffered by Gabriel Jesus has only further emphasises the crisis in attack.

Arsenal are now expected to sign a striker before the end of the January window and a host of top-class names have been linked, including Viktor Gyokeres, Benjamin Sesko, Dusan Vlahovic and Osimhen.

Osimhen to Galatasaray on loan

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 start season with Galatasaray, already scoring 16 goals in 20 games.

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.