By Arinze Ude.
Queens Park Rangers have seen their second improved offer for Nigerian striker, Peter Osaze Odemwingie rejected by the Baggies.
QPR’s initial £3m offer for the striker was turned down last week. This irked that the 31-year-old thus he put in a transfer request on Friday, an action the club described as “disappointing”.
Osaze took to Twitter to rant and vent his anger but he tweeted on Sunday night: “Looked through my tweets. Deleted some. Was too much. Only excuses – home alone, dark, son and wife in hospital, frustrated.”
His deleted tweets included: “Last season January window is when I should have handed in transfer request. Was one foot in Rubin Kazan – not for sale. Fulham. Not for sale. Newcastle. Not for sale. Wigan. Not for sale.”
Last week he had said he was “deeply hurt” and “offended” by what he regarded as a lack of “common respect” from the West Brom management.
He also stated that: “At this stage of my career, this opportunity may not come around again… A new challenge, a new opportunity and a chance to play under the stewardship of one of the most respected managers in the game…”
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