It was reported on deadline-day afternoon that the Baggies were prepared to take a huge loss on their £10 million club-record signing and sell him to the Qatari club
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Reports on Monday suggested Ideye could be set for a cut-price switch to Qatar with Al Gharafa, but the Nigerian international insists there was no truth in the stories
Al Gharafa are set to complete the permanent transfer of the 26-year-old who will go down in history as the club’s biggest waste of money
The 26-year-old joined last summer for a club record £10 million from Dinamo Kiev but has failed to impress with just two goals in 16 appearances
Head coach, Tony Pulis, is desperate to freshen up his side in the transfer window but agrees with Chairman Jeremy Peace about the need to keep the squad size down to around 22
And Ideye, who started for the second successive game, believes Alan Irvine’s men got carried away with their first-half lead
West Brom should have had a first-half penalty when Emmanuel Adebayor handled a Craig Dawson header, but they continued to press after the break in a display that belied their lowly standing
The club’s record signing only arrived at the club on Friday after a lengthy wait for a visa, and the Nigerian international forward sat out Saturday’s 3-1 friendly loss to Porto
The stalemate sees the Baggies climb out of the relegation zone on goal-difference ahead of tomorrow’s fixtures
The 25-year-old confessed settling with the Baggies after a decade at Goodison Park has proved challenging, but insisted he is not having second thoughts about the move
Osaze’s infamous January transfer deadline day trip to London, to broker a last- minute deal with Queens Park Rangers, drew the ire of West Brom management and supporters
The 31-year-old Nigerian striker has accepted his punishment and will resume full training with his team mates
Odemwingie, who played for Nigeria at the 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and at the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals, has been suspended from training for one week by his club following his trip to London on Thursday (transfer deadline day), on the understanding that he was going to join another English Premiership club, Queens Park Rangers