Nigerian football legend, Jay-Jay Okocha, brags saying he would have cost around €150m in today’s transfer market for clubs to employ his services.
The former PSG, Fenerbahçe, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Bolton Wanderers midfielder said this while reacting to the high fees clubs now pay to sign players.
He said;
“Maybe 1 billion should have been paid for me,”
“They paid £106m for their defensive midfielder Chelsea. To a player from Portugal. I would have cost around €150m. My assists, dribbles… World football started to pay a lot of money. Such would be the numbers of players of this quality.”
The former Super Eagles legend also expressed his sadness at leaving Fenerbahçe, stressing how he was loved by the fans.
“It was a really difficult decision. I left very sadly. I was very happy in Fenerbahçe. Moreover, I married my wife in Turkey. My children were about to be born.
“When I went to the World Cup, I had no such thing in mind. After the matches in the World Cup, an offer came from PSG. Aziz Yildirim was the president. He didn’t want to send me. He didn’t even interview the PSG Club. This process has been very difficult. Despite my sadness, when such an offer came, I wanted to make money for Fenerbahçe.” He added.
