Changchun Yatai signing Odion Ighalo admits he didn't want to leave England.

The Nigerian hitman swapped Watford for a life-changing £190,000-a-week move to the Far East.

He told The Sun: “When the options came, my priority was to stay in England. West Brom came but what Watford wanted made it impossible to go there.

“Crystal Palace, too, showed strong interest but Watford's demands put them off as well.

“It was only China that could give them what they wanted. I understand football is business, they sell and buy to make profit.

“On a personal level, it is good money for me but if I had my way I would love to stay in the Premier League.

“I have my family here, the kids are in school here, they have their friends here and getting that stability is never easy when you keep moving your family. But what can we do? Life goes on."