Galatasaray are changing the Super Lig ecosystem with this Osimhen move. On a pure football level, having Osimhen AND Sane is wild. Osimhen's stats in Turkey are absurd(26 goals in 30 league matches, 5 assists) and he was not even sweating most of the time. Now Sane drops in, fresh from Bayern, with 4.18 shot-creating actions per 90, over 75 progressive carries last season, and a contract that makes most Premier League bench players look underpaid. Buruk can throw out a 4-2-3-1 with these two, Mertens or Sara behind
But for all the Galatasaray Europe talk, their last five European seasons all crashed out in the group or qualifiers. This transfer window is Gala betting either they go quarter-finals or bust. The pressure on the coach to get instant chemistry with all these "superstars" (Icardi's ego, Osimhen's wages, Sane's expectations) is massive
The negotiations regarding Osimhen are not over yet, but I see that Galatasaray is keen to keep Osimhen in the team. Sane is also an attacking player, and Galatasaray has failed in the European Cups because of their very weak defense. They have never had problems scoring a lot of goals, but their main problems were precisely because they conceded a lot. Therefore, strengthening the attack alone will not be enough, they need to do the same work with the defense. And we also need to see how Galatasaray will withstand such a burden on the salary bill.