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.
Even oby ezekwesili
If these people have messi, pogba or Ronaldo….they will tell the world media to stop talking about them. The point is that you live your individual life while they live theirs……go and hustle for your money and stop this nonsense. I don’t why many of you think and talk carelessly.
If these people have messi, pogba or Ronaldo….they will tell the world media to stop talking about them. The point is that you live your individual life while they live theirs……go and hustle for your money and stop this nonsense. I don’t why many of you think and talk carelessly.
That’s my target too o
Wow congrats to him
Hmmm just a week
My son must be a footballer i believe in his time he will be paid 100 million per hour. (Amen )
sorry not in Nigeria
Youngdestiny FathersGold!! Please peace and love,
I know more igbos than any other trib in nigeria, because they travel a lot and they are helpful and kind hearted.
Same as others like yorubas they are good too,
a yoruba man accommodated me in a foreign land without even knowing me.
So therefore you people are all good so please peace and love.
nah God give u enjoy bro
How much tax he wan pay?
The young shall grow
I wil buy boot and enter field nw. Lolz.
Its not all about the money…let your children be whatever they are passionate to be
Its not all about the money…let your children be whatever they are passionate to be
Chukwunyelu Orji God bless
Na u sabi
Na u sabi
Guy no eat alone remember me oooooo
Atleast,he will bag like 20million in a week..its still mouth watering…good pay
God bless bro BIG UP
U no thank God for your own,many has gone
Youngdestiny FathersGold Man u must be harbouring lots of anger towards ya fellow Nigerians.
How much per week?
Just wait ur time is coming
Mikel Obi earns more than 85000 Pounds a week at Chelsea. Do your research well. Get your facts right…
Raymond Atanda Rayslat can’t you catch this simple jokes from Michael Young and all the replies? Education minister.
I swear especially hausa Maggots.
Tax is 50% in England for foreign players but still he makes a lot of Money. Plus his Match bonus and image rights..
Biafrans are being forced into a marriage we don’t like and you want me to be happy, Fulani herdsmen are killing my people everyday and you want me to be happy
Chaii.. why didn’t I play ball oo..U0001f62d
Amen….God bless u.
a Nigerian from my village in imo state to be precised earning that crazy sum? chhaaaaiiii i still get legs shhaaaa na training straight what??? 42m?? am i dreaming? someone should wake me before i start earning 50m in my dreams
with 42m weekly i just need to play for just 4weeks and retire.
with 42m weekly i just need to play for just 4weeks and retire.
As for me one will be a professional footballer
As for me one will be a professional footballer
HAHAHA FUNNY U
Loving you bro tapping from your grace
Loving you bro tapping from your grace
I remember i drank gari without sugar not say i didn’t like sugar ooo, i can’t get even 20 pesewas to buy it ! Now am in the University and can now buy 10 bags of sugar !!
I remember i drank gari without sugar not say i didn’t like sugar ooo, i can’t get even 20 pesewas to buy it ! Now am in the University and can now buy 10 bags of sugar !!
Nonso, Nonsooooooooo henceforth no more going to lessons, u hear? I will find a football coach for u.
Lol, black man
Lol, black man
mikel 75.000 a week
When did you have the dream? January or july? U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602
I am hapi 4 u.congrat.
An imposter is talking, if you ask which tribe are you what will you say? Don Collins
that’s crazy! I wish him success.
You cant calculate his wages in naira because he lives uk and pay bills in pounds.
MAKE MY SISTER DO THAT JAAZZZ SHARP SHARP, HE GAT TO MARRY HER ! HMM
He deserves every penny
Abeg Kelechi Iheanachor just befriend me for only 1 month for this kind buhari government abeg.
na money u dey find abi?
Of course Country hard. Make him boyfriend me for only 1 month only
I am an igbo man but to u poster, u are an idiot
You are a magga if they publish his name as a cocaine carrier in Malaysia you won’t open your dirty mouth and claim he is biafraud. Don’t go and make your family proud out of all those cash one Euro he no ho give you,before you know it now you will plan to kidnapp him ,his father mother or family member because d money Don make your brain scatter
i am an igbo man but i detest this post
Tank God for ya life, ur time shall come
Mikel earn 80k weekly
Amen.in jesus christ name amen.
Pls don’t tribalise it.
Pls don’t tribalise it.
Can you imagine,shey Na university degree put football for him leg???
Wow! Are u serious.. congrats
That’s 375M Ugandan currency!
Temitope Joshua you use as your profile picture is from your family compound abi?.pls get a life and get something doing before start saying nonsense hypocrite
I earn 91m weekly
This man earn more than that
Kelechi remember to do this
Wow!!! that’s money…..
onye ejina uwa me onu.
onye ejina uwa me onu.
I hope Nigerians don’t kidnap his father like the way they did to mikel and them demanding for a ransom
I hope Nigerians don’t kidnap his father like the way they did to mikel and them demanding for a ransom
dis guy ur mumu too much…fool#
dis guy ur mumu too much…fool#
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Na God win
As an Igbo, this is the most annoying comment I have ever come across in Gossip.Mill
They are both Biafrans not Nigeria
This guy is very retarded.
This is not true! NA BIG LIE ??? Google it out and you will know the fact!!!
Congratulations guy! U ve made it
Both of them are here now in the country representing nigeria not biafra.
…even blood money nor get level reach this one….guy na GOD give you oooo na ur time come so i happy for u
Fake gangster. No sense whatsoever
Lol…Follow buhari change oo
Congratulations snr man
Biafrans are great! hatershould go and heat thier heads on the wall
Biafrans are great! hatershould go and heat thier heads on the wall
Bro no make me laf joor……. He said he no fit save 20k in a yr…….
congrat bro, am proud of Nigeria star
Loll guy you funny but is true
life can change at anytime2 good or bad….oh lord remember me 4 GOOD cos I depend on u
vic u are smart n intelligent. thumb up for you
Oluwa answer my call
You are soo right! Mine also will be one ooooh by God GraceU0001f64fU0001f3feAmine