Galatasaray attacker, Victor Osimhen, has disclosed that he initially hoped to signal with Juventus earlier than in the end becoming a member of the Turkish Tremendous Lig champions.
In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, the Nigerian worldwide mirrored on his need to hitch the ‘prime’ Serie A membership however famous that Napoli’s president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, was unwilling to facilitate a switch to Juventus.
Ultimately, Osimhen first moved to Galatasaray on mortgage earlier than making the transfer everlasting the subsequent season.
“I had the chance to hitch Juventus, sure,” Osimhen mentioned as he prepares for Galatasaray’s Champions League Spherical of 16 playoff first leg in opposition to Juventus on Tuesday.
“Juve wished to signal me… however Napoli president De Laurentiis didn’t wish to promote me to Juventus.
“For positive, Juventus are a prime membership. When Juventus calls you, you pay attention.”
