Overview
- Intermediaries have offered Victor Osimhen to Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Arsenal and Tottenham, and on Wednesday Atlético formally rejected a reported proposal of about €75 million.
- Tottenham made a concrete approach worth just over €55 million that Galatasaray declined, leaving a clear valuation gap between buyers and the Turkish club.
- Reports say Osimhen is willing to take a wage cut to move, but his contract in Istanbul runs until 2029 and favorable Turkish net pay for foreign residents complicates how clubs would match his current earnings.
- Atlético cited limited cash flow and their commitment to Julián Álvarez as reasons to pass on Osimhen, which reduces the immediate options for Galatasaray to sell this window.
- If a club can bridge the fee and salary issues with up-front cash, add-ons or player exchanges the market could reopen quickly and those moves might influence Barcelona’s pursuit of Álvarez.