Izuchukwu OkosiTurkish giants Galatasaray are poised to sign Chelsea and Senegal striker, Nicolas Jackson, should they fail to sign former African Footballer of the Year winner, Victor Osimhen.
Turkish football expert, Serder Ali Çelikler, revealed this ‘inside knowledge’ while speaking on the NeobSpor YouTube channel as quoted by habersarikirmizi.com.
Join our WhatsApp Channel“They are also waiting for Osimhen. I think they will wait until August.
Osimhen us not in a hurry and is waiting for a move from England,” Çelikler noted.
Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal are reportedly on the trail of the Nigerian since he turned out the fifth offer from Saudi Arabian pro league side Al Hilal.
“If Chelsea takes Osimhen, Galatasaray will enter for Nicolas Jackson.
The YouTuber disclosed that Jackson who was in action for Senegal in the friendly match against England on Tuesday will be the alternative for the Turkish topflight champions.
“What I heard is that if Chelsea gets Osimhen, Galatasaray will also get Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea.
“I am saying this now. He is a player I like very much. He had a good season this year.
The transfer strategy also hints that Brazilian striker Romulo is a serious contender should a deal for Jackson falls through.
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Galatasaray will campaign in the UEFA Champions League as champions of the Premier League and the ability to attract Osimhen is considered as a strong pulling power.
The club have also confirmed the signing of Leroy Sane from Bayern Munich.
Chelsea have lined up a number of players for possible sales or loans next season which could let the owners open up the checkbooks for a signing of Osimhen’s ilk.
Below are players that Chelsea have transfer-listed.
▪️︎ Raheem Sterling
▪️︎ Axel Disasi
▪️︎ Kepa Arrizabalaga
▪️︎ Djordje Petrovic
▪️︎ Armando Broja
▪️︎ Joao Felix
▪️︎ Renato Veiga
▪️︎ Ben Chilwell
▪️︎ Carney Chukwuemeka
▪️︎ Lesley Ugochukwu
Chelsea are open to the fact that they need to sell a host of players, especially those that spent last season on loans.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
