Galatasaray President, Dursun Ozbek has confirmed the availability of Victor Osimhen for Monday evening’s ‘Intercontinental Derby’ against bitter city rivals Fenerbache.
Club’s insiders initially feared Osimhen might not be ready after he suffered a hamstring injury on national-team duty but in a boost for the Yellow & Red — and their supporters — Osimhen has returned to training and is now reportedly back in contention for selection.
But Ozbek has now delivered the good news for Galatasaray faithful saying in crisp post that the Nigeria International is in the squad for the eagerly awaited derby.
“Osimhen will be in the squad,” Ozbek said. “He was the target.”
Incidentally, Osimhen had enthused that he was ready to risk everything in order to feature in the high profile Turkish Lig 1 encounter.
“I know the importance of the Fenerbache Derby and what it means to the fans. I experienced this excitement last season,” he told Sabah newspaper. “Galatasaray signed me for such big matches.
“If necessary, I will take risks and go out on the field and give my all.”
Gala have struggled recently in Osimhen’s absence, evidently in last week’s humiliating UEFA Champions League defeat to Union Saint Gilloise of Belgium.
It was in that context that former Watford FC captain Troy Deeney insisted Galatasaray urgently needed their marquee striker back, calling Osimhen one of the world’s top five strikers.
“Once you lose that kind of player … you don’t have somebody large like him you can pull up from the bench or the youth team,” Deeney said.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
