The 32-year-old arrived at the Britannia Stadium late in the January transfer window from Cardiff City, before making his bow in the historic 2-1 win over Manchester United – City’s first victory over the reigning champions in the Premier League era
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An agreement was reached on Saturday for the player exchange and Hughes has no worries about Odemwingie’s transfer being tied up quickly
The Nigerian international only joined the Welsh club from West Bromwich Albion for £2 million last summer but has struggled badly, scoring just twice in 17 appearances and new Bluebirds manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, is keen to move him on
The 32-year-old, who signed for Cardiff in September from West Bromwich Albion, says Mackay deserves credit for keeping his players focused on their jobs on the pitch rather than events going on off it
Cardiff manager, Malky Mackay, drafted local star, Craig Bellamy, into his starting line-up, with Don Cowie also coming into the team and Peter Odemwingie taking over from Campbell upfront
Just as the new EPL entrants is confident of having Osaze in their fold, the Jose Mourinho’s side are expected to parade yet another Nigerian in John Obi Mikel, who had just returned to London after assisting the Super Eagles beat Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia counterparts by 2-1 in Addis Ababa to inch closer to Brazil 2014 finals
The £2.5 million recruit from West Brom made his first City appearance against Spurs on Sunday, coming on as a 65th minute substitute in the last-gasp 1-0 home defeat
“As regards the national team recall, let him (Osaze) get a club
first. He has to get a club before we can start talking of bringing
him back to the Eagles’ fold
The sports administrator cum politician said: “As regards the issue of the sidelined players of the Super Eagles, I think they should be brought back now to make the team very formidable and stronger
But that deadline has now passed without further communication from The Hawthorns, leaving ‘The Blue Wave’ to look elsewhere for summer recruits
The club told the Nigerian forward the figure does not meet the its expectations and that they will not sell unless their valuation is met
The Birmingham Mail reports that Albion outcast, Odemwingie, is now on Cardiff’s radar, but he has a number of summer suitors, with Crystal Palace, West Ham, Swansea, Hull and Fulham also reportedly interested
With little chance of him being offered a clean slate with the Baggies, it is expected that the Nigerian international will be on the move this summer
Holloway wants the maverick forward to join the Eagles and give them extra variety in their attack as they try to stay in the big time
Both the 32-year-old and boss, Steve Clarke, are keen for a parting of the ways but representatives of the forward are still awaiting a decision from Albion on the asking price for any transfer
The Eagles’ gaffer on Monday debunked the reports that he has changed his mind in recalling the out-of-favour stars such as Osaze Odemwingie, Ike Uche, Obafemi, and Yakubu Aiyegbeni among others
Odemwingie’s future was pretty much resolved during last Thursday’s meeting involving himself, the PFA chief executive, Gordon Taylor, Albion’s sporting and technical director, Richard Garlick, and the club’s chief executive, Mark Jenkins
Keshi also said there were no updates on his programmes for the World Cup qualifiers and the Confederation Cup as they remain as earlier released
Meanwhile, it was gathered that QPR owner, Tony Fernandes, is still interested in bringing the Nigerian to the Loftus Road despite their relegation from the EPL to the lower league
In his latest rants via twitter on Sunday afternoon, the embattled striker again expressed his anger for being kept on the bench by his club