Odion Ighalo has turned down a lucrative offer from Chinese First Division club Hebei China Fortune.<br /><br />The26 - year - old would have pocketed &pound;12million ( or &pound;3million per season) over the duration of the contract, excluding performance related variables.<br /><br />Hebei China Fortune had offered the attacker a four - year deal and were willing to pay Watford &pound;10 million compensation to severe ties with the Nigeria international.<br /><br />According to Ighalo&rsquo;s intermediary, Atta Aneke, the bid was rejected because his client wants to remain in the English Premier League.<br /><br />&ldquo;We had to turn down the offer, it&rsquo;s not the right thing for him now, &rdquo; said Atta Aneke to <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.<br /><br />&ldquo;Odion has worked so hard in the Premier League and wants to seize the opportunity. For sure, he will remain in the EPL.<br /><br />&ldquo;He was offered a four - year contract, but sometimes it&rsquo;s not about the money.&rdquo;<br /><br />Agent Atta Aneke brokered the deal that took Norwegian - Moroccan Ibba Laajab to Hebei China Fortune in the winter transfer market .<br />