Watford captain, Troy Deeney, has disclosed that Odion Ighalo staying at the EPL side beyond January is more profitable for Watford as the club will earn £200 million if the Nigerian international remains with the club to stay in EPL.
The Nigerian international has scored 14 goals in the EPL so far this season, with seven in the consecutive last six games.
“Odion is not going in January,” Deeney told Watford Observer.
“So other teams can want Iggy (Ighalo) as much as they want but I know Gino (Pozzo, Watford’s owner) and it wouldn’t make sense to sell.
“Why sell a striker when you are trying to stay in the Premier League? What would be the value in selling Odion now and getting what, £20 million? £25 million?
“Or you keep him, stay up and get something like £200 million in TV money? It is simple business maths. We will not sell him.
“Odion hasn’t come in telling everyone he wants to leave. We just laugh at that (Ighalo leaving in January).”
