‘Osimhen best striker in Europe’

Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk has claimed that Victor Osimhen is the best striker in Europe at the moment and is better than two-time Premier League Golden Boot winner and Manchester City striker Erling Haaland.

The Super Eagles striker has been unstoppable in the colours of the Turkish giants, notching eight goals and four assists in nine games.

In an interview with Asist Analiz via Kibris Gercek, the Lion boss stated that Osimhen is the best striker in Europe at the moment when asked if there was a better striker than the Nigerian striker

“He is the best player I have seen right now. I can say Osimhen is at 50-60 per cent. He came here and started playing straight away, he had an injury, it is really important if he is 100 per cent physically. His character is also very important,” Buruk stated.

On whether the 25-year-old was better than Haaland, the coach said, “Maybe Haaland comes to mind first, but since City have lost in recent weeks, I would say Victor Osimhen is the best right now.”

In the just concluded international break, Osimhen was on duty for Nigeria, scoring in the Eagles 1-1 draw against the Benin Republic to take his national team tally to 23 goals in 39 games.

He is currently joint-second with Segun Odegbami behind the late Rashidi Yekini who scored 37 goals for the country.

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