FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Napoli v AS Roma - Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy - April 28, 2024 Napoli's Victor Osimhen celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo
(Reuters) - Victor Osimhen has signed for Galatasaray on loan from Serie A side Napoli, the two clubs announced on Wednesday.
Galatasaray will pay six million euros ($6.65 million) net to the 25-year-old Nigeria international for the 2024-2025 season, the club said in a statement, with Napoli adding that the agreement lasts until the end of June.
Osimhen signed a contract extension with the Italian club last December through to 2026 with a reported release clause of 130 million euros.
Napoli have also reached an agreement with Osimhen which means they retain an option to extend his contract until 2027, the Serie A club said in a statement.
He was a target for a number of clubs in the recent transfer window, according to media reports, with Saudi side Al-Ahli and Premier League club Chelsea linked with a move for the Nigerian.
The striker was not included in Napoli's 23-man Serie A squad for the current campaign, with the club signing Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku seemingly as a replacement.
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(Reporting by Tommy Lund, Trevor Stynes, Canan Sevgili and Halican Soran in Gdansk; Editing by Toby Davis)
