By our reporter 5.2.2026
Galatasaray of Turkey coach, Okan Buruk has been counting the cost of having a star-studded team saying the salary of Victor Osimhen alone could build a complete team.
Galatasaray have players like Mario Icardi, Leroy Sane, Tanguay Ndobele, Wilfried Saha, Gabriel Sara, but Osimhen’s €75 million transfer fee last summer almost overshadowed the entire fee paid for these players, but Osimhen has not failed to deliver on field of play, his addition team was also commercial success for the club.
Osimhen earns a guaranteed annual salary of €15 million, along with a net loyalty bonus of €1 million per season and €5 million per year in image rights.
“Galatasaray’s transfer fees and salaries have been going up since last year. With Osimhen’s transfer fee and salary, you could probably put together a full team,” Okan Buruk was quoted as saying by Galatasaray’s official webpage.
“We need to take these things into account.’ We brought in some very important players for the team, such as Singo, Uğurcan, Sané, and İlkay. Every team has a budget, and when you set up budgets at the start of the season, you need to follow that budget closely.”