For much of the summer, it appeared that Super Eagles defender Bright Osayi-Samuel would be crossing enemy lines to sign with Besiktas.
The 27-year-old, whose contract with Fenerbahce expires at the end of June, rebuffed all attempts at a renewal, and looked set to join their city rivals. Per reports, both parties had agreed on a three-year contract, and the full-back was expected to come in for a medical on Saturday night.
However, a startling last-minute request has thrown a spanner into the works, and has Besiktas ready to move on from Osayi-Samuel. “We have alternatives ready,” President Serdal Adali said, as reported by Milliyet.
Is Bright Osayi-Samuel’s Besiktas move dead?
With Besiktas waiting for the Nigeria international to turn up, they instead received a stunning request from the player’s father.
According to Turkish media, a salary between €1.7 and €1.9 million a year had been agreed with Osayi-Samuel but, at the last minute, his father demanded an additional €300,000 – it is unclear at this time whether this was on top of the base salary or in the form of performance bonuses.
💥 Beşiktaş'ta, Osayi-Samuel transferinin neden olumsuz sonuçlandığına dair detaylar ortaya çıktı.
🚨 Osayi'nin babası, Beşiktaş'tan sezon başına 300 Bin € daha ücret isteyince, Siyah-Beyazlı ekip bu transferde defteri kapattı. (@sahinogluogun) https://t.co/8eBeZC14cn pic.twitter.com/B3ZAMiBE2Q
— Gündem Beşiktaş (@gundembjkcom) June 29, 2025
“We have decided to stop the transfer due to the meaningless wishes of Osayi-Samuel's father, which changed at the last minute,” Adali said, and while he was reluctant to rule out a return to negotiations at the time, the latest reports suggest that Besiktas have indeed walked away from the deal, and are instead lining up moves for either of Kyle Walker-Peters or Nelson Semedo.
In a remarkable turn of events. Osayi-Samuel is now courting interest from EFL Championship side Birmingham City.
