Manchester City wonder kid Kelechi Iheanacho has become Nigeria’s highest earning footballer in the English Premier League, and indeed all of Europe, as he now enjoys an £85,000-a-week (N42m) take home pay.
With his new bumper pay, Iheanacho has eclipsed Super Eagles skipper John Mikel Obi who has long been Nigeria’s highest footie earner following his move to Chelsea 10 years ago and is presently on 70,000 (N38m) pounds a week.
This comes after the 19-year-old put pen to paper on a new two-year contract extension that will keep him at the Etihad until 2021.
While describing the new and improved deal as a “dream come true”, the youngster said he could now “change the lives” of his family.
The deal came to fruition despite Iheanacho’s new handlers being locked in an ownership tussle with the player’s previous representatives, who are based in the United States of America.
Following a string of outstanding displays in his 2015/16 breakout year, his agents had initially demanded a staggering 150,000 pounds-a-week deal, a massive shift from his modest 18,000 pounds-a-week pay when he first joined the club, Vanguard writes.
Mikel’s compatriot at Stamford Bridge, Victor Moses bagged a 50,000 pounds-a-week deal when he joined Chelsea from Wigan Athletic in 2012, and will be looking for an improved offer after an impressive start to the current campaign under Antonio Conte.
Watford striker Odion Ighalo, who turned down a whopping €100,000-a-week deal to the Chinese Super league last term, is believed to have improved on his 25,000 pounds-a-week pay following a contract extension at Vicarage Road.
Life na turn table
Thts rubbish he gets £15k a wk
Its a destiny
Lol….can’t help but laugh..you are on point jare
Uju Bibi Okonkwo , just want to commend u for d display of good up-bringing u show-cased in one of ur replies to an embarasing que where somebody asked if u wanted d kid to come & marry u. I never knew we still have a Nigerian lady who’s as descipline as this, God Almighty will bless u, most esspecially ur parents, for d good nuture, am not only swept-off my feet, am dumb-founded too, bcos it’s so amazing, un-believable, miraculous, e,t,c. I could go on & on bcos there’s no amount of words that will be said as over-emphasizing this award-winning display from u, u are not just a rare-gem, but also an Angel of God. Once again God bless u & ur entire families, Amen & Amen IJMN.
This shows that Nigeria still have few virtious ladies out there.
This shows that Nigeria still have few virtious ladies out there.
Hard working pays………really deserves it
Hard working pays………really deserves it
Youngdestiny FathersGold holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die… you aren’t the only igbo here.. stop acting as though Ojukwu was your uncle. Be sensitive and perspicacious for once. Stop behaving as though they exchanged your sanity for a plate of jollof!
Youngdestiny FathersGold holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die… you aren’t the only igbo here.. stop acting as though Ojukwu was your uncle. Be sensitive and perspicacious for once. Stop behaving as though they exchanged your sanity for a plate of jollof!
Some among igbo are idioticly stupid
Some among igbo are idioticly stupid
Thats is pure truth….. All haters should just drink kill nd dry
Thats is pure truth….. All haters should just drink kill nd dry
e no easy
e no easy
#35m per week and not #42m
#35m per week and not #42m
U dey funny
Facebook founder was a billionaire before he reached 22! Finance and Tech students can make billions.
Tobey Daniels Ezike I jst made sense of what u said about so much money being wasted on sports…. 42million naira per week
Chisos… See blood money without ritualU0001f628
See the level wey our currency don useless reach! £85,000 equivalent to N42,000,000. Na wao!
See the level wey our currency don useless reach! £85,000 equivalent to N42,000,000. Na wao!
Amen . I claim it with faith in jesus name
Football age U0001f602
But taxation cripples this whooping sum.
But taxation cripples this whooping sum.
dis guy must be from anambra. change your sense of reasoning
its just sad
So we should start crying?
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God bless you brother
over flow of God’s blessing
Omo, same here o
I wonder why sahara is making this noise about who earns more than the otherz? Its like there is nothing else to report abi? Useless set of people.
AMEN and you too, brother
With the way he’s been playing . He deserves it . Not even surprised
Did guy don hamar
I’m still so pissed that in this modern age one can remain so daft and hyper-unreasonable. It’s people like you that turn terrorists. Look at the amount of hate in your heart. There are other Igbo’s here too. If Biafra comes fine, and if it doesn’t better. I’m Igbo too so please shut that smoke belching, heat radiating, odour emitting and phlegm spurting vent you call a mouth.
The guy deserves it i wish him more success in future
I pray for more grace for him to do what other players can not do
youngdestiny or watever u call urself u are such a disgrace to the human race…maggots like u always cause conflicts..
u are so immatured…..wake up from ur slumber..u dey bore me sef…somebody somwer ix earning his money n u are here…claiming titles..for ur stupid ass…