Victor Osimhen faces three-week absence after adductor strain in Galatasaray win

Victor Osimhen scored the opening goal, looked sharp, and then hobbled off the pitch in visible pain before the first half was done. The 27-year-old will now spend roughly three weeks on the sidelines, missing a stretch of fixtures that could define Galatasaray’s early-season trajectory. The injury happened on September 4, 2026, during Galatasaray’s 3-2 Super Lig victory over Istanbul Basaksehir. Osimhen netted in the 17th minute, then lasted only another 16 minutes before being substituted off at the 33rd mark. The culprit: a right adductor strain with internal bleeding. What the scans showed Osimhen underwent MRI scanning at Acıbadem hospital on September 6 and 7, and the results confirmed what the substitution had already suggested. The scans revealed an advanced-moderate strain. Galatasaray made the news official on September 6-7, announcing a three-week recovery window. Some sources place the return timeline at two to three weeks, which would put Osimhen back on the pitch around mid-October at the earliest. He was not the only casualty from that Basaksehir match. Teammate Mario Lemina sustained a similar injury during the same game. The matches he will miss Osimhen’s absence w...