Confirmed! 75M-rated player misses Sporting v Galatasaray through injury | OneFootball

Galatasaray beat Basaksehir 3-2, but Victor Osimhen went off injured in the 32nd minute after feeling discomfort in his right thigh. His presence against Sporting on Wednesday, for the opening matchday of the Champions League, had been ruled out, and the Turkish club made an announcement.

The Nigerian striker will miss the match in Europe’s elite competition. Galatasaray confirmed the African forward’s diagnosis this Sunday, and the Turkish press reports that he is expected to be sidelined for around three weeks, making him unavailable for the upcoming fixtures until the international break.

Osimhen started in the fourth round match of the Turkish league and even gave Galatasaray the lead in the 17th minute, but the player valued at €75 million ended up leaving the pitch in the 33rd minute, complaining of pain in the groin area.

The Istanbul club released the results of the additional tests. "Our players Victor Osimhen and Mario Lemina, whose MRI scans and other supplementary examinations have been completed, have a moderate-to-severe strain (bleeding and stress) in the right adductor muscle group (groin). Treatment is ongoing", the Galatasaray statement reads.

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