Turkey: Real reason I rejected Galatasaray captain’s armband – Osimhen

Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen has stated wherefore helium refused the club’s skipper armband from teammate İlkay Gundogan during their Turkish Super Lig 3-1 triumph against Alanyaspor connected Saturday.

Osimhen scored and provided an assistance during the brushwood against Alanyaspor arsenic Galatasaray extended its pb astatine the apical of the Turkish Super Lig to 5 points.

However, midfielder Lucas Torreira led Galatasaray onto the transportation wearing the team’s skipper armband.

Torreira gave the armband to Gundogan aft helium was substituted successful the 2nd half, but the erstwhile Manchester City midfielder gave it to Osimhen.

Osimhen, however, rejected the captain’s armband from Gundogan arsenic helium told the 35-year-old German to deterioration it.

Speaking astatine his post-match interrogation aft the game, Osimhen was asked wherefore helium gave the captain’s armband backmost to Gundogan.

The Nigerian planetary said: “Ilkay is idiosyncratic I respect precise much, idiosyncratic precise invaluable to me. He is an unthinkable person. He’s some calm and motivating. Hebis visionary,” Osimhen said.

“It felt unusual erstwhile helium brought maine the captain’s armband. I gave it backmost to him truthful helium could pb us. ...