Henry Onyekuru set to continue with Galatasaray after election of new president

Super Eagles forward, Henry Onyekuru's desire to remain at Turkish giants, Galatasaray received a major boost after businessman, Burak Elmas was voted the 38th president of the club.

The striker who helped the club to the title in 2018 returned for his third loan spell in January 2021. The deal with Monaco according to reports came with an option to buy for €4.35 million.

The Super Eagles forward impressed yet again, scoring five goals and four assists in 15 games to help the Fatih Terim-tutored side finish second and qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

But the Lions, despite having until June 11, 2021, to trigger the option to buy, failed to activate it, allowing other clubs, including Greek champions Olympiacos, to kick off negotiations with Onyekuru, Soccernet.ng reports.

Much of that indecision lay with outgoing Galatasaray president Mustafa Cengiz who previously stated that Galatasaray would not continue working with Terim – Onyekuru’s biggest fan – as from the 2021-2022 season.

But during his campaign to be president, Elmas had promised to retain the veteran Turkish coach if he won the election.

And, as per a Fanatik report, coach Terim had asked Onyekuru to delay his move to another club with a ‘wait for news from me’ message.

And after winning the election that made him the 38th chairman of the club, 47-year-old Elmas confirmed that he would be keeping all promises regarding the Fatih Terim situation.

This could also be good news for Onyekuru, who had never hidden his love for Galatasaray and coach Terim.

The former Everton and Eupen man scored 22 goals in 71 matches across three different spells with Galatasaray.