Victor Osimhen and Napoli open negotiations for a loan deal to Galatasaray

Victor Osimhen appears to have finally found a way out of Napoli, opening negotiations for a loan deal with Turkish club Galatasaray.

Nigeria forward h been linked to Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Saudi club Al-Ahli in recent weeks and months but transfer window in Europe's biggest leagues closed last week without a deal for him.

Turkish league transfer window doesn't close until Sept. 13 and Galatasary suddenly needs help at center forward following an injury to Mauro Icardi.

“ player and his club SSCN Napoli SPA have begun official talks regarding temporary transfer of professional footballer Victor James Osimhen.,” Galatasaray posted on Instagram late Monday.

Osimhen scored 26 goals when Napoli won Serie A in 2023, but he has also consistently been slowed by injuries throughout his career.

Osimhen hasn't been training with Napoli, which h alrey replaced him by signing Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea — reuniting Belgium striker with coach Antonio Conte after pair won Serie A at Inter Milan.

At 25, Osimhen still has a lot of years left to play top-level soccer. Kwn for his aerial prowess and face mask, he has scored a total of 76 goals in 133 matches across all competitions for Napoli since joining in a club-record 70 million euro transfer ($77 million) four years ago.

Osimhen grew frustrated last season when Napoli finished 10th during its title defense — a campaign in which he scored 15 Serie A goals.

At Galatasaray, Osimhen would be reunited with Napoli's all-time leing scorer Dries Mertens.