Brown Ideye with agents Hootan Ahmadi and Ali Barat
Ideye yet to join Victor Anichebe and and the rest of the team in training
Despite missing out on the World Cup, the former Ocean Boys player rated higher than Nigeria’s outgoing Chelsea player John Obi Mikel who featured in all the World Cup games.
English premiership side West Bromwich Albion signed Brown Ideye for a record £10m, thereby breaking the clubs’ record signing while on the other hand, Nigeria’s number 10, Mikel is been chased from Chelsea on a paltry £5m after having spent 8 years in the club.
25 year old Ideye will be wearing the number 9 jersey for the baggies after penning the three year deal and is set to play alongside another Nigerian Victor Anichebe who led the team to a 2-1 win in a preseason game.
''I’m looking forward to working with him,” Baggies coachAlan Irvine said.
“He’s a strong, quick, powerful player who likes to get in behind defences and has plenty of Champions League and international experience,” Irvine added.
Chelsea have signed Fabregas and Felipe Luis in their line up and that means there is no longer a place for Mikel, the club is said to have spoken with Italian interests and the price tag is set at £5m for a player who is unarguably the most experienced Nigerian player to the World Cup in terms of Champions league and international experience.
Ideye tweeted via his handle: “Done deal, officially a West Bromwich Albion, thank God. Big thanks to everyone who made this possible.”
He will however not join the team yet until they arrive from their pre-season tour of USA.
English premiership side West Bromwich Albion signed Brown Ideye for a record £10m, thereby breaking the clubs’ record signing while on the other hand, Nigeria’s number 10, Mikel is been chased from Chelsea on a paltry £5m after having spent 8 years in the club.
25 year old Ideye will be wearing the number 9 jersey for the baggies after penning the three year deal and is set to play alongside another Nigerian Victor Anichebe who led the team to a 2-1 win in a preseason game.
''I’m looking forward to working with him,” Baggies coachAlan Irvine said.
“He’s a strong, quick, powerful player who likes to get in behind defences and has plenty of Champions League and international experience,” Irvine added.
Chelsea have signed Fabregas and Felipe Luis in their line up and that means there is no longer a place for Mikel, the club is said to have spoken with Italian interests and the price tag is set at £5m for a player who is unarguably the most experienced Nigerian player to the World Cup in terms of Champions league and international experience.
Ideye tweeted via his handle: “Done deal, officially a West Bromwich Albion, thank God. Big thanks to everyone who made this possible.”
He will however not join the team yet until they arrive from their pre-season tour of USA.
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