{"id":21174,"date":"2025-10-17T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=21174"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:39:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T15:39:55","slug":"from-scudetto-hero-to-bargain-bin-what-happened-to-osimhen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/17\/from-scudetto-hero-to-bargain-bin-what-happened-to-osimhen\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFrom Scudetto Hero to Bargain Bin: What Happened to Osimhen?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LAGOS, Nigeria (FN)<\/strong> \u2014 Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has seen a significant drop in his market value, falling from a peak of 120 million Euro to 75 million Euro, according to a new update from Transfermarkt. Despite the decline, the 26-year-old remains Nigeria\u2019s most valuable footballer and one of Africa\u2019s highest-rated players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Osimhen, who recently completed a permanent move to Turkish club Galatasaray after an initial loan spell, had previously enjoyed a meteoric rise in value during his time at Napoli, where he led the Italian side to their first Serie A title in over three decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His market value peaked in 2023 following a prolific season in which he finished as the league\u2019s top scorer. That valuation \u2014 the highest ever for a Nigerian player \u2014 placed him among the most sought-after strikers in world football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, the 2024 season marked a turning point. A combination of injuries, transfer speculation, and Napoli\u2019s inconsistent form contributed to a decline in his playing time and overall market worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Osimhen\u2019s career trajectory began in Germany with Wolfsburg, where his initial market value was just over 1 million Euro. A breakthrough spell at Charleroi in Belgium led to a move to Lille, where his performances in Ligue 1 and the Europa League boosted his profile. By the time he joined Napoli in 2020, he was already valued at around 50 million Euro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although his move to Galatasaray represents a shift away from Europe\u2019s top five leagues, Osimhen remains a key figure in African football. His current valuation places him behind only Morocco\u2019s Achraf Hakimi, but ahead of Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah and fellow Nigerian talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Osimhen\u2019s rise from relative obscurity to a nine-figure valuation is still regarded as a symbol of promise for Nigerian football. His journey underscores the increasing visibility and influence of African players on the global stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transfermarkt\u2019s valuation data is widely used within the football industry to assess player worth, though it does not always reflect actual transfer fees paid by clubs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LAGOS, Nigeria (FN) \u2014 Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has seen a significant drop in his market value, falling from a peak of 120 million Euro to 75 million Euro, according to a new update from Transfermarkt. Despite the decline, the 26-year-old remains Nigeria\u2019s most valuable footballer and one of Africa\u2019s highest-rated players. Osimhen, who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,5,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-international","category-naija-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Victor-Osimhen.jpg?fit=1400%2C800&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21174"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21182,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21174\/revisions\/21182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}