“I’m Going to Be There One Day”: Osimhen Names Dream Premier League Club
- Victor Osimhen is close to completing a permanent move to Galatasaray from Italian champions Napoli
- Osimhen snubbed interest from top Premier League and La Liga clubs before joining the Turkish champions
- The Super Eagles forward still has a dream of playing in the Premier League and has named his dream club
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Victor Osimhen is close to joining Galatasaray on a permanent deal from Napoli, but retains his lifelong dream of playing in the Premier League.
Osimhen spent last season on loan at Galatasaray and chose to sign for the Turkish champions permanently despite interest from top European clubs.
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As noted by Transfermarkt, his impressive haul of 37 goals and eight assists prompted the Turkish club to go out of their way and sign him in a deal worth up to €80 million.
The deal will shatter the club's record signing fee of €18 million, paid for midfielder Gabriel Sara from Norwich City in the summer of 2024.
Osimhen names dream Premier League team
Osimhen has admitted that he supported a club while growing up but he would not say because he is a professional footballer, with transfer interest.
“Absolutely,” he told Instablog9ja TV when asked if there is a club he loves and desires to play for. “I was supporting a club while growing up, but I cannot say it on camera since I've become a pro.
“There are so many big clubs that I admire, but I know one day I'm going to be there for sure, or soon enough. For me it doesn't really matter.”
The striker has been linked to Chelsea in previous windows, but did not join the club after they failed to agree on personal terms on the deadline day of 2024
Other Premier League clubs, including Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool, have shown interest in him, but none have progressed with a deal.
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The former LOSC Lille forward also named the strikers who he idolises and inspires him throughout his career, and top of that list is former Chelsea star Didier Drogba.
“First of all, I love Didier Drogba a lot, he's one of the few people who actually inspires me, he's the person I actually try to emulate, his kind of games, his kind of scoring instinct,” he added.
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“There are also other strikers like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robert Lewandowski, Luis Suarez, many of these amazing strikers, I still watch them on YouTube during my quiet moments or when I reminisce about my game and life.”
“I look at these people and see how they do one or two things, and I think this has really helped me so far in my career,” he concluded.
Osimhen has rubbed shoulders with all four strikers, excluding Luis Suarez, whom he did not play against, and particularly has a personal relationship with Drogba.
Osimhen speaks about childhood living in poverty
Legit.ng previously reported that Osimhen opened up about his childhood, in which he lived in poverty before football changed his life story.
The striker admitted that he dropped out of school in SSS3 to prioritise football, which he believed was his best bet out of his family's poverty.
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