Galatasaray are aiming to retain their Turkish Super Lig title after adding Victor Osimhen to their squad against bitter rivals Fenerbahce who hired Jose Mourinho as manager.
Galatasaray finished three points clear of Fenerbahce last season to pip their rivals to the title, which led to their rivals' decision to part ways with Ismail Kartal.
According to BBC Sports, Fener hired Jose Mourinho on a two-year contract with an option of a third year after he was dismissed by Italian club AS Roma in January.
The Special One is tasked with the responsibility of winning the club’s first league title in 10 years after agonisingly coming close last season, but his job just got difficult.
Osimhen joined the Turkish champions on a season-long loan after he was left out of Napoli’s Serie A squad following a collapsed deadline-day move to Chelsea.
The Super Eagles star joins a title-winning squad that has Mauro Icardi and Michy Batshuayi as strikers and is expected to compete for the starting berth against the two.
Gala manager Okan Buruk mainly sets up his teams with the 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2 formation, two systems Osimhen is experienced in, having played in both throughout his career.
According to Score90, Buruk is most likely to go with the aggressive 4-4-2 with Icardi and Osimhen up top, as it would be challenging to drop a striker who scored 32 goals last season for a loan player.
According to Score90, Buruk is most likely to go with the aggressive 4-4-2 with Icardi and Osimhen up top, as it would be challenging to drop a striker who scored 32 goals last season for a loan player.
🚨 How Galatasaray could line up next season after the signing of Victor Osimhen. 🇹🇷
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