With controversy still surrounding his statement about English Premier League side Arsenal, red hot Nigerian striker Gift Orban appears to have committed another gaffe, OwngoalNigeria.com reports.
Orban was in the news on Saturday, when he aimed a dig at Arsenal saying they are not the kind of team he want to play for because they don’t win trophies unlike their other rivals in the English Premier League.
“My ultimate dream is to play in the Premier League. Man United, Liverpool, Man City. I don’t like Arsenal alone, it’s like they don’t want to win titles. I want to go somewhere where they do”he was quoted as saying by Sporza.
The statement from the striker who has scored 20 goals in 20 games this season for Gent drew criticism from most quarters before a rebuttal was offered saying he said those words jokingly.
However, the forward who is linked with a big money move in the summer wasn’t mincing words when he was asked in the same interview, if he feels like going to Saudi Arabia, where he will definitely earn more money than any team he moves to in Europa at this stage is his career.
“You have to aim high in life, and who says no to a bigger salary? (laughs) Neither do you? But I’m still too young for Saudi Arabia. Playing in a stadium with 3 supporters is not for me”, he responded in the same interview.
Daniel Martins