{"id":931095,"date":"2026-09-01T09:16:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/01\/odemwingie-breaks-silence-on-infamous-west-brom-qpr-deadline-day-saga-thats-stupid\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:16:20","slug":"odemwingie-breaks-silence-on-infamous-west-brom-qpr-deadline-day-saga-thats-stupid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/01\/odemwingie-breaks-silence-on-infamous-west-brom-qpr-deadline-day-saga-thats-stupid\/","title":{"rendered":"Odemwingie breaks silence on infamous West Brom-QPR deadline-day saga\u00a0\u2013 \u201cThat\u2019s stupid\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Peter Odemwingie. Copyright: IMAGO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Former Super Eagles forward Peter Odemwingie has opened up on the infamous transfer deadline day saga involving West Bromwich Albion and Queens Park Rangers during his Premier League career,\u00a0Soccernet.ng<\/u><\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nigerian forward was at the centre of a controversial failed transfer in January 2013 when he attempted to leave West Brom for QPR.<\/p>\n

Odemwingie had joined the Baggies in 2010 from Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow in his first move to the Premier League. He quickly established himself at the club, with his impressive performances attracting interest from several top clubs in Europe.<\/p>\n

However, his relationship with West Brom deteriorated in January 2013.\u00a0The former Nigeria international handed in a formal transfer request, but the club rejected it, before he\u00a0then made his desire to leave public on social media.<\/p>\n

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Things took a dramatic turn on transfer deadline day when Odemwingie was captured on live television outside QPR\u2019s Loftus Road stadium as he attempted to force through a move.<\/p>\n

His actions attracted criticism from West Brom\u2019s owners, the club\u2019s supporters and several football figures.\u00a0Although talks over a transfer continued, the deal eventually collapsed and Odemwingie returned to West Brom. He was subsequently disciplined by the club and later\u00a0apologized\u00a0for his actions.<\/p>\n

Soccer Odemwingie opens up on the real story behind West Brom-QPR saga<\/h2>\n

With the 2026 summer transfer window set to close in most leagues across Europe, Odemwingie has now reflected on his own infamous deadline day experience from 2013.<\/p>\n

The former Super Eagles star claimed the incident was largely misunderstood and argued that Sky Sports presented the situation in a way that did not tell the full story.\u00a0According to Odemwingie, West Brom made the transfer difficult by introducing a new condition late in the negotiations.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDeadline day, transfer talks and everything. Till today, although I\u2019ve already given a few interviews in the past and I have made posts on former Twitter, Instagram and I\u2019ve put this thing out, some people still comment and ask about what happened on the day\u201d,\u00a0Odemwingie said\u00a0in a recent interview.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cThe problem about this whole story is that nobody is interested in the truth. They just want to be distracted. Sky Sports milked this situation for so many years. I think it\u2019s just wickedness really.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cThey know what a transfer is like and how complicated it can be, especially swap deals.\u00a0On the very day this thing happened, Dharmesh and his friend, who was the agent, Barry McIntosh, were working together to try and make this thing happen\u201d, the ex-West Brom star continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cThe first time they said,\u00a0\u2018Let\u2019s do a Sky interview on deadline day,\u2019\u00a0I was in my car driving down and the agent called me and said,\u00a0\u2018Let\u2019s go to Sky Studios.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cI said,\u00a0\u2018For what?\u2019\u00a0And he said,\u00a0\u2018West Brom is making things difficult.\u2019\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0\u2018That\u2019s stupid, that\u2019s childish and I\u2019ll never go in front of a camera on purpose.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cWe then parked up and I called West Brom. Dan Ashworth tried to reach them and text them, but we got no reply. So, we waited for two hours around the corner.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Odemwingie also explained how he eventually ended up outside QPR\u2019s stadium, insisting that he did not deliberately go there to create an unwanted situation.<\/p>\n

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Osaze Odemwingie in action for Nigeria. Copyright: xADRIANxMACIASxImago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cJust like Harry Redknapp said, he should have waited in a hotel or a restaurant. We did,\u201d\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cBarry McIntosh told me it was all sorted. His car was in front of mine and we were driving. I don\u2019t even know where we were going, whether to the training ground or to the stadium.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cI\u2019d never been there before. Even when I\u2019d gone to QPR, I just arrived on the bus and walked into the dressing room. They parked right by the doors.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cWe continued driving and I was following his car. When he pulled up, then I waited and the cameras came.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Odemwingie went on to claim that West Brom changed the terms of the proposed deal late in the negotiations, which ultimately contributed to the\u00a0collapse of the transfer.<\/p>\n

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Lionel Messi and Peter Odemwingie. Copyright: ImagoxJavierxGarciaxMartino \/ Photogamma.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He\u00a0revealed\u00a0that\u00a0the club introduced a condition involving\u00a0former\u00a0QPR midfielder Junior Hoilett moving in the opposite direction, something he claimed had not previously been part of the agreement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut then, West Brom also misbehaved that day, saying it was a conditional decision and that Hoilett had to go the other way for the deal to happen\u201d, the three-time AFCON bronze medalist revealed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cThere was no such condition given and they misbehaved. Then Ashworth called West Brom chairman Richard Garlick.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cShame on them, shame on Sky and the agents.\u00a0Sky never wanted to interview the agent. He had direct links with Sky.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cDharmesh was interviewed by Roman and Evan Evans of World in Motion, because none of them gave any account of what happened\u201d, he concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Nigeria legends in England: Peter Odemwingie. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Odemwingie was eventually reinstated into the West Brom squad a few weeks after the incident.\u00a0However, he left the club at the end of the 2012\/13 season after scoring 30 Premier League goals for the Baggies.<\/p>\n

He subsequently joined Cardiff City in the summer of 2013, bringing an end to one of the most\u00a0controversial transfer sagas\u00a0in Premier League history.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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