EXCL: How Aurelio De Laurentiis finally unlocked the Victor Osimhen transfer just the way he wanted

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Galatasaray preparing to welcome Victor Osimhen

This transfer window will be remembered for the Victor Osimhen deal; how it unfolded, but above all, how it ended. Once the player and Galatasaray's will was clear, Aurelio De Laurentiis became the deus ex machina, not much in terms of ancient Greek theatre, but in a modern key: the one who, perhaps not unexpectedly, brought the tricky saga to a successful end.

Let me also add that he unravelled the tangle exactly as he had wanted. You may disagree with many things about him, but when it comes to Osimhen, now on the verge of finalising deals with Galatasaray, just two words suffice: total victory. That's a fact, not an opinion.

We never saw him afraid of being left holding the bag. He handed the negotiations for Victor's return to Turkey, as there was always a tomorrow. Unbothered by the passing time, the expired clause, the media pressure or an entire fan base demanding Osimhen as if he were arriving for free.