Osimhen Facing Late Fitness Test Ahead of Galatasaray’s Clash with Liverpool
Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk has confirmed that star striker Victor Osimhen will undergo a crucial late fitness test today to determine his availability for Tuesday’s highly anticipated Champions League match against Liverpool.
Osimhen’s potential inclusion would be a significant boost for the Turkish champions, who are looking to bounce back from a humiliating 5-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt in their Champions League opener, a match the forward missed due to injury.
Uncertainty Over Ankle Injury
The 26-year-old Nigerian international’s fitness remains a major question mark. Osimhen has only played ten minutes of club football since sustaining an ankle injury on September 6 while representing Nigeria in a World Cup qualifier against Rwanda.
While the former African Footballer of the Year has resumed training with the squad in recent days, the coaching staff will make a final decision just hours before the match.
“Victor continued training. We will see how he was in the last training session today,” Buruk was quoted as saying by Turkish-Football. “It is positive that he played 10 minutes in the last match and continued training. We will look at his condition today and make a decision.”
A Crucial Attacking Threat
Osimhen is widely regarded as Galatasaray’s key attacking threat. Before picking up his injury on international duty, the prolific striker had scored in back-to-back starts in the Super Lig, underscoring his immediate value to the squad.
His return would substantially strengthen Galatasaray’s chances of securing a result against Arne Slot’s six-time European champions at Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi, especially following the heavy defeat suffered without him on matchday one.
