Super Eagles and former West Brom
forward Brown Ideye has made a
shocking move to china, as he becomes
the latest Nigerian player to join the
Chinese moneybags.
Former Olympiakos striker who has been
on Tianjin Teda's radar before the close
of the transfer window in January has
completed a transfer fee of 12Milllon
Euros to join Super Eagles captain John
Mikel Obi, With about 3.5 million euros
every season becoming the sixth highest
paid Nigerian player.
Ideye was West Brom's record club
signing when he joined The Throstles
from Dynamo Kiev in 2014, however, he
did not perform to expectations, scoring
just seven goals in thirty-one
appearances in all competitions for the
Baggies before he left for Olympiakos,
where he resurrect his career back on
track
The 28-year-old scored 13 goals in his
first season in Greece and help
Olympiakos win the Greek Super
League, having started this season with
15 goals in all competition, surpassing his
previous goal feat last season
It's no news anymore as the Chinese
Moneybags are scouring all over the
world to bring in new players to the
league before their transfer market
closes later this week, ahead of the start
of the new season next month.
Tianjin Teda signed Ideye's Nigerian
teammate John Obi Mikel from Chelsea
during the January transfer window and
now the Chinese outfit adds Brown Ideye
as their latest marquee signing.
