Former Beşiktaş star and manager Sergen Yalçın has lauded Victor Osimhen as the premier striker in the Turkish top flight.
The 25-year-old has been making waves since joining on a season-long loan from Napoli in September.
Osimhen has already recorded six goal involvements in just five Super Lig matches, netting four goals and providing two assists.
Highlighting the Super Eagles forward's exceptional skills and impact on the game, the former Turkey international emphasised the need for other teams to bolster their attacking line-ups to compete effectively.
Sergen Yalçın weighs in: Osimhen's dominance in the Super Lig
Speaking to Ekol TV, the 51-year-old weighed in on Osimhen's impressive performance, declaring him a dominant force in Turkish football.
“Galatasaray has Osimhen, he is undoubtedly the best center-forward in Turkey. Davidson (Sánchez) is the best defender. Torreira is the best midfielder. A player named Sara came, it’s like he’s been playing for Galatasaray for 10 years. Kerem left, this time Yunus came up,” he said.
“Other clubs don’t have the quality in attack. The centre-forwards are very weak. Can they receive the balls like Osimhen? The guy is aggressive, he gets into duels and wins. Immobile is not like that. He may be a good goal scorer but he is not in the team game.
“You give 18 million to En-Nesyri, but you cannot say, ‘This money will be given, he will save this team, he will score many goals,’ but you say this for Osimhen.
“If you are going to get a center forward, it will be without hesitation. Fenerbahçe will definitely need a center forward; there are serious problems.”
Yalçın guided Beşiktaş to a Super Lig title in the 2020/21 season, marking his sole silverware as a manager.
As a player, Yalçın enjoyed a successful career, amassing an impressive array of silverware with Beşiktaş and Galatasaray. He also represented the Turkey national team from 1994 to 2003, earning 41 caps and scoring five goals.
