Turkish football pundit, Emre Bol has said that Victor Osimhen has been hiding Galatasaray’s problems, which have now been exposed following his absence.
He noted that the Nigerian’s exceptional goal-scoring prowess and outstanding performances have effectively concealed certain deficiencies within the team.
The Nigerian forward has been absent from the Turkish champions’ last three fixtures across all competitions, a period during which the club has suffered two defeats, including Saturday’s decisive 4-0 loss to Trabzonspor.
Prior to his injury, Osimhen had scored in each of Galatasaray’s opening four Super Lig matches of the current campaign.
During the 27-year-old’s availability, the Lions dropped just two points in their opening four league encounters, drawing with Corum FK and securing victories against Erzurumspor FK, Göztepe and Basaksehir.
Bol emphasised the magnitude of Osimhen’s impact, asserting that the forward’s individual accomplishments had made Galatasaray appear more formidable than their actual capabilities.
As quoted by Sports Digital Platform, he stated: “Osimhen is coming, and you know what he’ll do again? He’ll sweep all of Galatasaray’s problems under the rug.
“That’s the kind of guy Osimhen is. Got it?
“Through the goals he contributed and the quality he demonstrated, he single-handedly sustained the team in so many games. Osimhen managed them all, navigating through every encounter.
“So people look and say, ‘Nah, our team’s good and all,’ and you see it, you think it. But in Osimhen’s absence, we’ve actually seen just how massive the gap in the team really is.”
Osimhen has been ruled out of Nigeria’s forthcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau.