Jay Jay Okocha Discuss He Would Have Worth €150m in Transfer Market
According to Austin Jay Jay Okocha, a legend in the game of football, clubs will be willing to pay about €150 million to gain his talents in the current transfer market.
After the German teams were kicked out of the first flight of football in 1996, Okocha transferred from Eintracht Frankfurt to Fenerbahçe for a fee estimated to be approximately £1 million.
A stellar performance at the 1998 FIFA World Cup was enough to persuade French powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain to spend an African transfer record cost of £14 million to bring the Nigerian to France. The midfielder excelled during his two years with the Turkish side.
Jay Jay Okocha said that, based on the current transfer market, he would have cost roughly €150 million in an interview with Hurriyet.
He said, “Perhaps $1 billion should have been paid for me.
“They spent £106 million on Chelsea, their defensive midfielder. To a Portuguese player. I would have cost roughly €150 million. My dribbles, assists, etc. The world of football began to pay well. The number of players of this caliber would be as stated.
In addition, the 49-year-old acknowledged his sorrow at leaving Fenerbahçe, where the supporters adored him.It was an extremely difficult decision, he continued. I left in deep sadness. In Fenerbahçe, I was ecstatic. In addition, I wed my wife in Turkey. My kids were going to be born soon.
“I had nothing like that in mind when I traveled to the World Cup. PSG made a proposal following the World Cup games. The leader was Aziz Yildirim. He was reluctant to send me. He didn’t even conduct a PSG Club interview. This process has been really challenging. Even though I was upset, I wanted to earn money for Fenerbahçe when such an offer arrived.
