Read Manager and player reactions on Osaze Odemwingie's failed move to QPR

Peter Osaze Odemwingie

Manager reactions

Arsene Wenger - Arsenal

That looked quite strange. I couldn’t believe the player wasn’t there without having being sent by his club. 

But I wouldn’t put the blame on Odemwingie because sometimes the players are told wrong information by their environment. 

He looks quite a nice guy but he looked a bit lost there. I don't know what people around him have told him.

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On whether he has known a similar situation:

Personally no, because we always take guarantees from the club who sells the player. You need to ask for permission of the club who is selling to get the player to travel. 

You cannot do it without it. We have so many strange things, if you don't check your phone calls today, you can be in some very surprising situations. 

Some people, it has happened to us, tell you they represent a club and they give the word you can talk to the player, but they are not at all the people you expect them to be. It is difficult.

On whether Odemwingie would play at West Brom again:

You have to analyse case by case what happened and try to understand what happened. 

You have to give credit to the player. Odemwingie is 31 years old, he is a long time in the game. 

I don’t think he would have done that without any permission from anybody. I would try to understand what happened.

Sir Alex Ferguson - Man Utd

I don’t know the full circumstances. I don’t know whether he thought he had permission or thought the deal was done but he had a wasted journey anyway.

Paul Lambert - Aston Villa

It's ridiculous. I don't know why he did it. I don't know what's happened there.

But the dressing-room will sort that out when he gets back.

I'm pretty sure that if they've got anything about them - and I'm sure they have - that the rest of the players will be sorting that out.

Player reactions

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: Does Odemwingie need a place to stay tonight?

Darron Gibson: New song by Odemwingie "Sign Me Maybe"..."Hey, I just drove here. And this is crazy. I'm in your car park. So sign me maybe" hahaha class

Rio Ferdinand: Anyone know who is looking after Peter Odemwingie??? I hope the West Brom dressing room is a sensitive + forgiving place...

West Brom fury at Odemwingie as striker tries to force his move to QPR

Striker left in QPR car park after being blocked from talks

Peter Odemwingie will face the wrath of West Brom — after he turned 

up at Loftus Road in an attempt to force through a move to QPR. DailyMail reports.

The Nigerian striker's bid failed when he was turned away by Rangers executives after 

he arrived for talks about a proposed £3million move WITHOUT Albion’s permission.

The striker, a target for R’s chief Harry Redknapp , could now be fined by his bosses at the 

Baggies, who only realised he had travelled to the R’s for talks when they saw footage of 

him on TV!

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PHOTO:First picture of Osaze Odemwingie’s new born baby, Noah

Noah Odemwingie

You will recall that the 31-year-old West Brom player and his wife, Sarah, welcomed a baby boy into the world on Sunday morning at about 5.30am. The first time father  took to Twitter to make the announcement.

“Baby Noah was born 5’30 this morning and he says hi to everyone! Couldn’t wait any longer cos wanted to celebrate his daddy’s goal!”

“I am human and open to errors…” – Odemwingie apologises to Keshi, NFF

Osaze Odemwingie

Osaze Odemwingie has said he regrets his sensational Twitter comments, which were made because coach Stephen Keshi was not fair to him.

West Bromwich Albion striker Odemwingie had in the wake of the release of the Nigeria squad list for the 2013 AFCON taken to his Twitter account and made some disparaging comments against Keshi as well as the entire team.

He was also reported to have called the chairman of the NFF technical Committee, Chris Green, names over his exclusion from the AFCON squad.

However, the England-based forward said his mistakes were made in a fit of anger after he had made it known to his coach and colleagues that he was set to travel for the Nations Cup in South Africa.