Nwankwo Kanu rejects move to MLS, commits to Premiership Portsmouth
London - Super Eagles skipper and English FA winning striker, Nwankwo Kanu, has rejected several tempting offers to move to the less fancied American Major League Soccer (MLS), for a less lucrative 1 year continued stay at English Premier League side, Portsmouth Football Club.
The 31-year-old, whose current contract expired at the end of last season, will sign for a further 12 months with Pompe, with an option of an extra 12 months if he plays an undisclosed number of games in the regular season. Kanu is currently touring with Portsmouth in South Africa, for pre-season games.
“I can’t wait to complete all the signing formality when we get back to England,” he told BBC Sport. The striker also said that he rejected offers from MLS sides in America.
But the financial rewards on offers were not tempting enough for the former Arsenal man to uproot his young family from England. “I played a game [last Saturday] in Portsmouth colors because I am still a player of the club and the deal is finally sealed.
“I know the club has its own contract policy but we just had to sort out some other things in the contract. “ “But with what we did together last season I still think there’s a lot more to come. “I have repeatedly say it that I love to play for the club, I enjoy my relationship with the manager.”
“He hasn’t got a bigger fan in the world than me,” he said.
“I took him knowing he’s been a fantastic footballer he’s been all his life. “But like everybody he’s not getting any younger so every year he signs a one year deal, if he plays a number of game and he gets another year, he will probably still be here when am long gone.
“I am sure the deal will be finally sorted. “I have said it that I want to keep him at Portsmouth as long as I’m there, I love him and believe he’s a fantastic man and a great footballer.”
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