By Daily Sports on September 25, 2019
Former Inter Milan and Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins reveals he has no immediate plans to retire.
The 34-year-old was tipped to quit football in 2018 after a hamstring injury ended his time at Shanghai Shenhua. However, ‘Obagoal’ feels he still has plenty to offer football.
Martins, who won two Coppa Italia titles, one Serie A , one English Football League Cup and was named Caf’s Most Promising Talent of the Year twice, won the 2007 Chinese FA Cup topscorer prize and aims to join a new club soon.
“After my career-threatening injury in China, many people advised me to quit but I told myself I still have a lot to offer the beautiful game,” he told Goal.
“Football is my life; I eat, drink and sleep football so I don’t see any reason to call time on something that makes me happy
“I’m 34 but I feel like a teenager, and with this sensation, I can still play for any big team across the world. I’m thankful for what I have achieved in football but I thirst for more.
“That desire is still there, the desire to score more goals and win more titles. For my next move, I have got offers from the United States, China and Saudi Arabia but I will only move when I see the right bargain.”
Before drawing the curtains on his Nigeria career, he boasted 18 goals from 42 outings. (Goal)
•PHOTO: Obafemi Martins
Source Daily Sports
Posted September 25, 2019
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