Transfer Saga: Victor Osimhen Sacks His Agent Roberto Calenda
Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen has reportedly parted ways with his football agent, Roberto Calenda, after an unexpected turn of events during the 2024 summer transfer window.
Victor Osimhen was arguably the hottest striker in the transfer window after French star, Kylian Mbappe secured his dream move to Real Madrid.
Top clubs, including Paris Saint Germain, Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, and Manchester United, reportedly showed interest in Osimhen, but nothing concrete came out.
Chelsea and Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli pushed for the signature of the 25-year-old Nigerian striker until August 30, the transfer deadline day of top European leagues. Yet, agent Roberto Calenda couldn’t seal a deal for his client.
Following the dramatic transfer window, his club, Napoli decided to discard him from the club’s first team and also took away his shirt number nine and gave it to their new signing, Romelu Lukaku.
With that, Victor Osimhen was left with the option of moving to Saudi Arabia or Turkey, the two countries whose transfer window was still open then. Fortunately for him, Turkish club, Galatasaray decided to sign him on loan after reportedly agreeing to fund most of his wages.
According to II Mattino via TMW, Osimhen reportedly negotiated the loan deal himself alongside his intermediary George Gardi.
At the time of writing, Osimhen’s camp and agent, Roberto Calenda, were yet to make a public statement concerning this development.
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