{"id":44760,"date":"2026-03-06T13:55:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=44760"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:25:41","slug":"bayern-munich-eye-victor-osimhen-as-possible-this-strikers-successor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/transfer-news\/bayern-munich-eye-victor-osimhen-as-possible-this-strikers-successor\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayern Munich eye Victor Osimhen as possible this striker\u2019s successor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"448\">German giants <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bayern Munich<\/span><\/span> are reportedly considering a future move for Nigerian striker <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Victor Osimhen<\/span><\/span> as the club begins planning for life after <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Harry Kane<\/span><\/span>. However, it is important to note that this development remains a rumour and there has been no official confirmation from the club.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"828\">According to recent reports circulating in European football circles, Bayern\u2019s hierarchy believes Osimhen could be the ideal long-term successor to Kane in the club\u2019s attacking line. The Bavarian side signed Kane to lead their frontline, but with long-term squad planning always a priority at Bayern, the club is believed to be monitoring potential replacements well in advance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"1130\">Osimhen has been enjoying a sensational spell with <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Galatasaray<\/span><\/span>, where he has quickly established himself as one of the most prolific forwards in Turkish football. The Nigerian international\u2019s goal-scoring numbers have particularly caught the attention of top European clubs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1439\">Since joining the Turkish giants, Osimhen has featured in 66 matches and scored an impressive 54 goals, highlighting his lethal finishing ability and consistency in front of goal. His pace, physical strength, and sharp movement inside the box have made him one of the most feared strikers in the league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German giants Bayern Munich are reportedly considering a future move for Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen as the club begins planning\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":36271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4660],"tags":[221,3686,1823,3796,2573,3708,1812,179,3175,4896],"class_list":["post-44760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transfer-news","tag-bayern-munich","tag-david-ornstein","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-football","tag-football-transfers","tag-galatasaray","tag-munich","tag-napoli","tag-osimhen","tag-victor-osumhen"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44760"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44772,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44760\/revisions\/44772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}