Osaze Snubs Anzhi’s N160m Monthly Wages

Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward, Peter Osaze Odemwingie has turned down an amazing £640,000-a-month (about N160m) offer to join Anzhi Makhachkala as he does not want to return to Russia.

Mirror of London reports that West Brom striker, Osaze, 30, only penned a new contract at Albion in the summer to become the club’s highest earner.

Albion rewarded him with £35,000-a-week terms to fend off interest from Wigan.

But Russian club Anzhi, who pay the world’s highest football salary of £300,000-a-week to Samuel Eto’o, still want to sign Osaze in January.

They have offered him 10million Euros a year gross which is 5.5m Euros net a year or £88,000-a-week net (about N22m).

But Osaze was racially abused in Russia before playing for Lokomotiv Moscow and is not keen to go back.

The Nigerian international, who bagged 15 goals last season, wants to stay in the Premier League and is now back in form after notching in successive matches.

It has doubled his tally for the season to four goals after boss Roy Hodgson questioned his form and fitness earlier this season.