Victor Osimhen has rejected a mouth-watering contract offer from Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal.
Al-Hilal had already sealed a deal with Napoli after agreeing to trigger the forward’s €75m release clause.
The Blue Waves were hoping to sign the Nigeria international in time for the FIFA Club World Cup.
Osimhen’s rejection of the Al-Hilal offer is considered definitive.
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“BREAKING: Victor Osimhen has rejected Al Hilal proposal.
Despite agreement club to club with Napoli for €75m fee, Osimhen says no to the Saudi Pro League club,” transfer expert Fabrizio Romano wrote on X.
“Galatasaray will insist to sign him with race now open again. ”
The former Lille player has expressed a desire to continue playing in Europe.
The 26-year-old spent the 2024/25 season on loan at Turkish Super Lig champions Galatasaray.
The striker came up with a tally of 37 goals from 41 appearances across all competitions for the Yellow and Reds.
Okan Buruk’s are also desperate to sign him on a permanent transfer.
By Adeboye Amosu
29 Comments
This is very joyful and pleasing!Sounds like a sweet melody and rythm to the ears!
Love you Victor!
Great decision.
Inzaghi you should have insisted on Victor while still coach of Milan.Why are coaches in top European clubs not insisting on Victor looking like personal bias by these coaches who have personal preferences for players not at Osimhen’s level,their favoured players not as talented not even close.
I understand coaches may be concerned about the financial impact of signing a high’profile player,especially if they are already dealing with budget constraint,However,if you look at top paid footballers in Europe you will understand their yearly wages is more than what Osimhen is demanding,let’s take a look at what some of these players earn weekly,
CASEMIRO-409,538 EUR
NEUER MN-403,846 EUR
LUKA MOD-420,769 EUR
ERLING HN-438,791 EUR
DAVID ALB-432,692 EUR
KEVIN DE B-468,044 EUR
Taking a look at these players earnings on yearly basis you’ll agree they’re about 20,000,000 just half of what Osimhen is demanding,while these clubs approved the signing of these players even with such incredible high wages yet Osimhen’s wages is seen as too exorbitant and overpriced!
Some of those players were signed on a free transfer or ran out their previous contracts b4 the advent of FFP.
These days, if you are paying 75m on a player with a 20m salary per annum, for maybe 5yrs, that’s about 175m in total. You have to provide guarantees you have raised that amount or more to finance such a move.
Now imagine if you have 5 of such players…..how many clubs can boast of up to 800m cash outlay without eternal borrowing or investments outside earnings from transfers…?
Clubs these days are doing everything to cut loose high earners who are not justifying humongous wages just to free funds to stay compliant with FFP protocols
Nice one dr drey! Now chima and Greenturf read and learn from from this….
I didn’t ask for your opinion!Your tone was inappropriate and rude!
Sorry mr Green turf. Sorry sir! Lol
I appreciate your insights…Thanks.
You are welcome Greenturf.
And technically what osimhen is demanding is even higher than the figures you listed above.
On the back of powering his team to a 1st league title in 3 decades, Dé Laurentis broke the bank to hand Osimhen a 250k pw (net) contract totalling 12m per annum….to become the highest paid player in the Serie A.
Osimhne has insisted he is not going to accept anything less than that from whichever clubs wishing to sign him. He earns that much already at Galatasaray and he duly rewarded them is 2 trophies which hasnt happened in half a dozen years, plus breaking the turkish goal scoring records for foreigners and emergung top scorer. So basically Galatasaray signed him for just below 20m for 1 year to win all of that which is cool business for them. Now to sign him permanently has become a bridge a bit too far. They too are going to have to lay off high earners like mertens, muslera etc to free funds for such a move.
In the UK where taxes on footballers wages are as high as 50%, any clubs wishing to sign Osimhen now would be preparing a gross 500k pw contract, so that after taxes and deductions, Osimhen’s net take home will amount to 250k thereabout. So basically, were talking 500,000 per week here.
Now that is where the issue is. Which teams are ready to put money where their mouth is….? Osimhen will guarantee goals and trophies, but at what cost…? And after 5 years, how much of the 175m investment will they be able to recoup from trophies won, domestic league, cup and continental placings and a resale….??
Any contract Osimhen signs now will be his final big push, cos his next might be when he’s 30yrs, so he too has to sign well, as no team apart from the Saudi clubs can guarantee giving him what he earns now at 30.
Football transfers are a game of figures…..and that is why Real madrid has rather gone for the strategy of getting star players to leave their clubs for free (alaba, rudiger, mbappe, now Trent) so that the millions they would have used to sign them can be channeled to paying them huge wages they demand/deserve. They start whispering sweet nothings into your ears as far as 18 months to the end of your contract. Who would not want the 75m or 150m that would have gone to his club to go into his own pockets.
Football is now big business and FFP has now be created to ensure fairplay in european football business these days. Clubs can no longer steal into their credit worthiness to sign players for humongous amounts. You must be profitable and prove it to dable into such ventures. That why it’s called Financial Fair Play.
Great decision Victor. Saudi can wait, no age barrier in Saudi, God willing if you are still active at 35, Saudi league will wait for you. For now I want to be seeing you play week in week out competing with the very best in Europe and still winning APOTY multiple times just like Eto’o and Yaya Toure. Who says with you around you can’t compete in the Ballon d’Or?
I really appreciate osimehn for the decision, Jah bless
Thanks.
So who us this now lol- is it the Woje Geriatric Jones of Willoughby or Ibitoye Bednarok or is it Amala Ikpunobrious or Eba Afeshelu (his bro) lol or deo hmmmm na wa oo.
Well said @Greenturf these clubs splash a whole lot on players like Jao felix and Hunjlund in the past, not to forget recently Liam Delam was sold very high to Chelsea. His goal record is not close to Osimhen but they think he is a better buy than Osimhen. Nepotism is devilish i pray Real Madrid buys him as they search for a real no9. The rest of Europe go see pepper from Osimhen!!
You guys should understand that these clubs are not charity organisations…they too want to make profit…so it’s about which player is better most times….
1: Chelsea opted to sign delap over osimhen cos he perfectly fits the club wage structure under their new owner… Osimhen wage is high and so it falls outside the club wage policy….
2: delap is way younger than osimhen…he is just 22 while osimhen is 26 27 making him not fitting into the club’s very young youth/ friendly signing strategy… Chelsea has the youngest squad in the premier League with an average age of 24… The policy affords them to sign players with long term potential and on a long term, nurture and develop them and when it comes to selling them they too can make huge profits…. But osimhen can not guarantee that cos you don’t expect him to play the way he is playing when he is 29/30.. his football and financial gain will decline….
3. Delap and maresca(when he was assistant)know each other from Manchester city so the coach understands him better vice versa…. And besides delap has played in the premier League..I know most of you will say osimhen too played in one of the top league in Europe (Italy) and even won the highest goal scorer bla bla but guys the premier League is a different beast on its on reason it’s the best league in the world for many years…. So Chelsea don’t want to take a gamble there.. reason they want him to lower his wage then proof himself then after one there would be an increase of his wage…
4: osimhen is way too injury prone and again Chelsea would not like to gamble on that….
5: something most of you will come for is osimhen’s disciplinary record….. Sad truh but I must spit it out…..
Correction please: It’s not about which player is better most times….
And just to add. You can see that They (Chelsea) had to let Sancho go because of wage issues….
You a bigger fool dan yuh knows if yuh thinks de reason why Chelsea dey got rid of Nkuku na wages mata – idiot like yuh, yuh nor no naathing! – Dem nor get wages problen, na becoz Sancho nor fit play bal be de reason why dem wan free de guy. Learn sonting an stop yan opata- Robbish!
Monkey go and sit down. Your argument about age holds no water and it is all nonsense talk oozing from your mouth!!
Didier Drogba was 26 years old when he joined Chelsea in 2004 same age as Osimhen now. He signed with the club on July 20, 2004, after having played for Olympique Marseille for a single season. Drogba was to become a legend in Chelsea.
They brought in a younger Chevchenco to compete it didn’t work, a Fernando Torress was brought in, again it didn’t work.
My point? If you are good you are good, forget age!
Lmao Who is this fool na? Omo sometimes talking football with you people is so embarrassing…Am talking about the signing and wage policy of this current Chelsea owner Todd Boehl that has changed since he took over you are there bringing back the abrahamovic era… Don’t you know the policy has changed or you are just dumb.???smh …
Mokey yaish abi watin?
Sharaap and gerrout! Idiot! Another goat of Mbiri biri – yuh an youre fellow mugu @ Shima x daniel wunu neva learn se mek wunu left Osi9 alone and mind youre own bisness – if wuna nor get enyting wey make sense yan mek wunu shattaap! Nonsense!
By 28 years your playing ability might diminish that is nature for you , move to new club now when you are still strong e.g baloteli , roony of man united playing ability diminish from 27 years I think , so make good decision now
How much is Nkunku with less production receiving at that same Chelsea you claim can not pay Osimhen. Or how much is Caicedo receiving??? Osimhen is Caf best and these guys receive more than him. We can argue this from Jan to Dec. That Finidi rant messed his reputation but I still Hope something happens and he gets a good club but he must also learn from his past.
Hehehehe……Nkunku earns 195k, Caicedo earns 150k. The highest earner in Chelsea currently is the captain, who earns 250k, Osimhen wants wages in the region of 500k…..all EBTDI. Shebi you claim to be a financial expert….LMAOOo….. ngwa do the maths of deducting 50% tax across board according to the UK tax regime and tell us what the highest earner earns after tax….instead of wasting your ignorance on arguing from Jan to Dec…..LMAOoo.
FYI, only Erling Haaland earns above 250k after tax in the entire EPL
I guess it is Finidi that pegged Osimhen’s personal wage requests at 250k after tax……LMAOooo.
Later dem go say school na scam…..LMAOooo.
I thought you said Osimhen’s struggle to get goals earlier in the season was the reason his value dropped to 75m…..LMAoooo….so why hasn’t his value increased by 1 cent after scoring 37 goals in 41 games by the end of the season…..LMAOooo
Sharaap dere! Mumu! goat of mbiri biri – Correct guys de yan yuh sef wan open mouth. If hin learn or no learn e consine yuh? Useless busibody, common agbero. Tufiakwa!
@chima every season all clubs are given budget that contains wages and salaries to be spent on players each calendar season especially new signings… If as a player a club is trying to sign you and your wages is high and is going to cost the club a large chunk of the budget then the club will plead with you to reduce your wage or will have to let you go and look else where for another player with smaller wage… because of course they will have to sign other players too in the case of Chelsea they want to sign like 3-4 players for next season so it will be bad business to spend almost all your wage on one or two players…
The players you mentioned were signed under previous budget that was released by Chelsea..that is the 2022/2023 budget…
But did you mention caicedo? But me think caicedo try for Chelsea this season him and cucurella…but except for nkuku sha…that is still struggling even when Jackson was injured dude played several 90 minutes and still struggled… anyways that is one of the disadvantages of signing players on a long term and with a long term potential(the signing and wage strategy/structure of Chelsea )
Honestly, I wouldn’t want to be in Osimhen’s shoes right now. Rejecting the offer from Saudi to continue playing at a high level in Europe shows him to be a serious minded professional who aspires to reach the heights of his potentials. However, how can he guarantee that those top European clubs will be willing to make an offer that will satisfy Napoli and himself? If no reasonable offer is made, and he ends up signing for a club like Galatasaray, what would be the wisdom in rejecting the Saudi offer when Saudi league is perhaps at comparable level with Turkey league presently.
However, I want to believe that before making this definitive rejection of Al Hilal, he must have had solid guarantees from at least one of his preferred European top clubs. Otherwise, the best that could happen is another loan with Galatasaray to run out his contract with Napoli and go as free agent which will then increase his prospects of signing for a big European club who will only have to contend with his wage demands. But will Napoli and even Galatasaray agree to play that script? Besides a lot can happen in one season, so who knows if it will still be the same Osimhen after another season in Galatasaray.
As Nigerians looking out for our own, we must sincerely pray for this young man and wish him the best at this critical stage of his career.
@MONKEY POST, it’s funny how you’re suddenly interested in Osimhen’s business. Weren’t you the one calling him a spent force, overrated, and mocking him as a Tolotolo League striker? Now you care? Omoh….
Maybe you’re even upset he turned down the Saudi offer—like you’ve lost your favourite excuse to drag him. But guess what? That same Osimhen you laughed at will soon sign for a proper top club, and you’ll have no choice but to watch God’s grace speak loud and clear once more.
I can’t wait!
Lmao And if he doesn’t move to a proper club what will happen? You will go and beat Chelsea and man u owners for not signing him when they are only trying to do business and then You will. now open your own proper club and sign him? Lmfao
“That same Osimhen you laughed at will soon sign for a proper top club, and you’ll have no choice but to watch God’s grace speak loud and clear once more”
Oga rest life no be nollyhood or sunday church service where u attend expecting miracle….life is reality bro and this is reality playing out right before you…..hahahaha
Osimhen earns less than 193k Euros and Nkunku with meagre production is earning 195k pounds. For Christ sake this is Africa’s best striker. The best strikers in other continent are given huge sums. Our mentality is the reason why we’re making excuses on why Osimhen’s move is stalling. If Osimhen was Brazilian or French player you’ll see the ridiculous amount he will be worth and paid.
The one who is insulting me does not know I’m moving higher by the Grace of Almighty God. May shame never enter my eyes if that’s your wish. I always pray for you that you will change your mentality one day and follow wisdom we no dey same class even though we dey chat for one forum.
Osimhen’s work rate alone and productivity makes him worth monsterous wages. Africa’s best striker is what you people are making excuses why his move his stalling. I hope some Nigerians will have a mentality shift from their low self esteem because for a player of Victor’s calibre to be receiving less than 193k Euros and some player who couldn’t even score quarter is goals or match his work rate receiving much more and in pounds. Then something is wrong. No wonder some players refuse to rep Nigeria. If Osimhen were Brazilian he would be commanding 500k per week because of his goals and work rate. Osimhen is like 2 aggressive strikers put together running and running down defence. Let them do the needful as they did with Haaland from Dortmund to ManCity.
Hahahahaha………I hope it’s not this same brain you use in crossing roads….? Otherwise pray harder for yourself and stop praying for me. Cos it’s obvious you are moving higher in the wrong direction while running very low on intellect……LMAOooo.
Otherwise what has the finances of clubs got to do with our own mentality….LMAOoo.
Maybe you ave not heard that ManCity is under investigation at the moment for 115 breaches of the Financial Fair Play rule owing to the humongous amounts theyve spent on transfers in the last half a decade
Osimhen earns less than 193k yen yen yen yen…….when we tell them to read widely and learn, they will prefer to gossip and hate on people who know way more than them. CSN wouldn’t let me post links to other websites, I WOULD HAVE HELPED YOUR IGNORANCE.
Let me school you properly, Mr fictitious Financial Analyst….
Victor Osimehn earned a gross total of €290,962 per week during his just concluded loan at Galatasaray, comprising €192,308 pw part-paid by Gala and €98,654 pw paid by Napoli. Taxes and deductions amounted to about 16% of the gross value, resulting in a net wage in the region of €250k
So, next time, before you open your gutters to cough out gibberish….get your facts (and figures) right.
And hello…….do I need to teach you also that to retain such an amount per week (net) in England, as Osimhen is demanding, clubs will have to cough out a gross weekly wage in the region of 500k….?
Is it also Finidi’s fault that Osimhen has insisted he would not receive anything less than he’s earning at the moment (which is 250k pw net) from any interested club…?? Maybe its also Finidi’s fault that clubs are wary of violating FFP rules.
If you really did have quality financial management education, you should have heard of what they call OPPORTUNITY COST in management…..and that for whatever and for all Osimhen may have to offer at 500k pw, there are alternatives to Osimhen who would offer 60-80% of what he offers at less than 50% of the wage Osimhen is demading……..SIMPLE PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT.
I have highlighted the cost implications of such investments on Osimhen above, if your arrogance and illiteracy will allow you to read and learn.
If Osimhen was Brazilian he would command 500k pw…….is that supposed to be news…..LMAOOOo…?? If you were American, would you need to sell your family properties to “hustle visa” before you can enter America…??? Do African players normally command the same value as Brazilian players in the first place….? Olodo.
You keep telling people to have a mentality shift, yet your own mentality is stuck in the doldrums of ignorance…..LMAOoo.
Go and learn how the transfer market and football financing generally work, and stop vomiting rubbish in public……and if you don’t know, be humble enough to ask.
It’s no one’s fault that clubs are struggling to free a gross sum of 500k on a weekly basis to match Osimhen’s wage demands. Its no one’s fault an AFOTY does not cost more than 75m. Its also no one’s fault that the finances of many big clubs are under scrutiny now because a lot of them keep claiming to be the richest in the world, yet are neck deep in debts running to billions in euros.
Bloody hypocrite…..you were one of those insulting this same Osimhen earlier this season…..now after slapping you with record-making performances by the end of the season, you have suddenly turned to his agent who should dictate to clubs how much they should pay to have him……..LMAOooo.
You will tell us if Osimhen is 21-year-old Haaland……..LMAOooo