Man City star Ilkay Gundogan drops 'crazy' reaction to Victor Osimhen transfer announcement

Ilkay Gundogan has reacted to Victor Osimhen's shock transfer to Galatasaray. The 25-year-old striker was heavily linked moves to the Premier League and the Saudi Pro League for much of the summer, but a switch collapsed after failing to agree personal terms with Chelsea and Al-Ahli.

In a desperate effort to find a new club before the summer window slammed shut, Osimhen joined the reigning Turkish top-flight champions on a season-long loan. It's said that Galatasaray agreed to pay the Nigeria international's eye-watering salary, worth around €210,000 (£176,000) a week, in full in return for no loan fee.

Osimhen touched down in in Istanbul in the early hours of Tuesday morning after completing his medical, and he was given a warm welcome by supporters. Fabrizio Romano announced the deal on Instagram, which caught Gundogan's attention.

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Under the journalist's post, the Manchester City midfielder commented Osimhen's move. He saud: "Wow... Crazy [Shocked face emoji, Nigeria flag emoji, lion emoji, yellow and red circle emoji]."

According to Turkish outlet A Spor, as quoted by the Metro, Osimhen negotiated a break clause in his deal with Galatasaray, granting him the freedom to terminate the loan in January if Napoli receive a bid from one of 10 unnamed clubs. A report from Turkish journalist Kagan Dursun claims Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich are among the teams on his shortlist.

While Galatasaray bagged Osimhen, City opted against directly replacing Julian Alvarez. The 24-year-old forward joined Atletico Madrid earlier this summer in search of greater