Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen is reportedly unhappy after Mehmet Cibara, who is expected to become Galatasaray’s second vice-president, described him as a “chronic problem”.
Turkish football journalist and commentator Haluk Yürekli disclosed this while reacting to the controversy surrounding Osimhen’s recurring injury concerns.
Speaking on the 343 Digital YouTube channel, Yürekli criticised Cibara’s choice of words, arguing that the comment had provided rival supporters with ammunition to target the Nigerian forward.
He said Osimhen was Galatasaray’s most valuable asset and that describing him as a chronic problem was an unnecessary mistake.
“Osimhen is the acute problem, but the Galatasaray management is the chronic problem,” Yürekli said.
He added: “Mehmet Cibara, who is expected to become Galatasaray’s second vice-president, is calling Osimhen, Galatasaray’s most valuable asset, a player whose transfer fee has reached approximately 120-130 million Euros, a ‘chronic’ problem.
“Right now, you have given all the rival team’s fans ammunition by saying ‘Osimhen is the chronic problem.’ Correcting it later doesn’t mean anything.
“You should not have made this mistake.”
Yürekli further claimed that Osimhen was deeply upset by the remarks, adding that the first information he received about the Nigerian striker’s reaction indicated that he had taken the comment badly.
“The first thing I heard, the information I received, was that he was very upset,” he said.
The controversy comes amid discussions surrounding Osimhen’s fitness and injury situation at the Turkish club, with Cibara’s reported remarks generating further attention over the relationship between the striker and the club’s incoming leadership.
