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.
Galatasaray are interested in keeping Osimhen because Osimhen is a great player but Osimhen wants to play for a big club in Europe and perform his best there. Last season he had a big chance to move to a top club in the English Premier League and big clubs were ready to pay big money for him but at that time his club did not help him so he had to move to another league outside Europe. When the transfer market opened this season there were rumors that either Manchester United or Liverpool would buy this player but as time goes on it seems that maybe his dream of moving to a big club in the English Premier League will not come true this season and he may have to stay at his current club for another season. The longer he stays at a club outside Europe his market value will gradually decrease.