Overview

• Galatasaray formally lodged a request on July 9 to activate Victor Osimhen’s €75 million release clause that expires at midnight on July 9.
• The Turkish club is seeking to spread the fee over four to five years while Napoli demands a lump-sum payment or, at most, two instalments by July 10.
• Napoli retains an option to extend Osimhen’s contract through 2027 at an elevated €13 million salary as a defensive safeguard.
• With the transfer hingeing on payment terms, Napoli has already identified potential successors, including Darwin Núñez and Lorenzo Lucca.
• Vice-president Abdullah Kavukçu accompanied by intermediary George Gardi led this week’s Milan negotiations to settle the transfer framework.