Former Nigerian professional footballer, Augustine Azuka Okocha, professionally called Jay Jay Okocha, has stated that he would have cost €150m in today’s transfer market if he were still active in football.
The footballer in his recent interview with Hurriyet, said: “Maybe 1 billion should have been paid for me.
“They paid £106m for their defensive midfielder in Chelsea. To a player from Portugal. I would have cost around €150m.”
Also expressing regret for leaving Fenerbahçe, Okocha who moved to Fenerbahçe from Eintracht Frankfurt in 1996, said: “I left very sadly. It was really a difficult decision because I was very happy in Fenerbahçe. And I married my wife in Turkey. My children were about to be born.
“I had no such thing in mind when I went to the World Cup. 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, I wanted to make money for Fenerbahçe.”
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