President of Turkish giants Galatasaray S.K., Dursun Ozbek, has dismissed viral reports alleging that the club owes Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen and other players unpaid salaries.
Reacting to the claims, Ozbek described the reports as misleading and damaging to the club’s reputation, insisting that Galatasaray has met all its financial obligations in line with players’ contracts.
According to Turkish outlet Habersarikirmizi, the club chief stressed that despite increased scrutiny following high-profile signings, Galatasaray remains financially disciplined.
“If you make things up, you’ll create crises like this. Galatasaray is an elite team made up of world-class footballers. You can’t make these players play with just words,” Ozbek said.
He added that failure to pay salaries for months would naturally affect performance, dismissing suggestions that such a situation exists at the club.
“If players don’t receive their salaries for two or three months, they won’t play. These kinds of reports are an insult to the professionalism of our players. There are bonus and incentive clauses, and we pay them all on time. Galatasaray has not defaulted on a single lira — not a single lira overdue,” he stated.
The club’s leadership maintains that all contractual payments, including bonuses and incentives, have been settled as agreed.
