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Legendary Nigerian Midfielder Austin Okocha is sure he will cost at least 150 million Euros for a transfer in the current market scale.
This days, clubs are spending big on player transfer and for a player of Okocha`s quality, a 150 million fee would not be a concern.
In an interview with huriyet, Okocha made reference to Chelsea Football Club recent transfer business and his value if he were playing now.
“They paid £106m for their defensive midfielder Chelsea. To a player from Portugal. I would have cost around €150m. My assists, dribbles.
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” World football started to pay a lot of money. Such would be the numbers of players of this quality.”
The former Super Eagles Midfielder also spoke about his transfer from Fenerbache to PSG.
“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.
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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.” Okocha said.
Following his impressive performance at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, the mercurial midfielder cost PSG 15-million pounds, a then African record transfer fee.
At PSG, Okocha played 84 times scoring 12-goals and had Brazillian superstar Ronaldinho as mentee.
Okocha spent four years in France before moving to England to join then Premier League side Bolton Wanderers in 2022.
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