Galatasaray urged to bench Osimhen more often as knee injury sidelines him three weeks
Turkish journalist Ali Naci Küçük urges Galatasaray to rotate Victor Osimhen after the Nigerian striker sustained a knee injury in the Champions League win over VfB Stuttgart. Osimhen will miss Saturday's match against Amed SK and faces three weeks on the sidelines.
Küçük points to Osimhen's fragility: last season he missed half the campaign, and this season he's played just seven of eleven matches. "You need to start leaving Osimhen on the bench in matches where you're more likely to win, so you can benefit from him throughout the season," Küçük told Winner Galatasaray.
For Nigeria, this injury pattern is a recurring concern. Osimhen's availability for Super Eagles duty—especially with AFCON qualifiers and World Cup campaigns—depends on club management protecting his fitness. Galatasaray's medical team now faces pressure to implement load management rather than risking the striker in every fixture.
The club's depth will be tested without their primary goal threat. Osimhen has been pivotal when fit, but his body cannot sustain back-to-back high-intensity matches.
Should Nigerian fans worry more about Osimhen's long-term durability or trust Galatasaray to finally manage him correctly?