“I would have cost €150m in today’s market” – Jay Jay Okocha

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Nigerian football legend, Jay Jay Okocha has said that he would have been worth a whopping tally of 150 million if his football peak existed to date.

The ex-Super Eagles player during an interview with Turkish outfit, Hurriyet discussed the chemistry of the expensive taste the new-era footballers have embraced.

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According to his utterances, he outlined that if a defender can be worth a tally of over €103 million, he would probably be worth over €150 million if his peak existed in this era.

He backed his view with the legacy he bagged with qualities and further discussed how he regretted exiting Fenerbahçe.

His words:

“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.”

“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.” 

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