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| Obafemi Martins (Newcastle 2006-2009) |
Premier League clubs Newcastle United and Sunderland have been connected with monitoring Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins on a potential move in the MLS off-season.
The Magpies have been objective modest this season and administrator Steve McClaren is supposedly quick to take Martins back to St. James' Park, where he played for three seasons somewhere around 2006 and 2009.
Current Sunderland administrator Sam Allardyce worked with Martins amid his spell at Newcastle and is very much aware of the West African's capacities.
In three seasons in the MLS with the Seattle Sounders, Martins has scored 40 goals and recorded 23 assists.
He was additionally a runner-up in the voting in favor of the 2014 season's MVP (Most Valuable Player).
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