Galatasaray coach Buruk expresses immense pride in having Osimhen

Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk has praised the club’s top management for hiring the services of Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen.

The 26-year-old sealed a permanent move to the Turkish Super Lig side from Serie A giants Napoli in January. Osimhen made the move despite a host of European clubs bidding for his signature.

According to Buruk, Osimhen arrived as precisely what the club needed at the perfect moment. Buruk was speaking after Osimhen scored  a hat-trick to help Galatasaray defeat Ajax 3-0 in a Champions League fixture at Johan Cruyff Arena on Wednesday.

Osimhen brings winning mentality every single day

“We’re happy to have Osimhen with us! It was a dream for us in the summer,” said Buruk as quoted by Turkish Football. “We need to thank the people who made this dream come true. First of all, our president Dursun Özbek and Abdullah Kavukcu played an important role. We should thank the entire management in this regard.

“He brings a winning mentality every single day. You can see how much he loves to fight for the team,” the coach added, underscoring the intangible benefits the Nigerian star offers.

Following his hat-trick against Ajax, Osimhen secured top spot in the Champions League scorers’ chart with six goals in four matches. The Super Eagle had scored another two goals as the Turkish Super Lig side saw off FK Bodø/Glimt 3-1 on October 22.

The victory was Galatasaray’s third win of the league phase and put them in ninth position on the 36-team table with nine points from three matches.

Galatasaray will return to domestic league play on Sunday away at Kocaelispor. Their next Champions League match will be on November 25 at home against Belgian club Royal Union Saint-Gilloise.