Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins has reportedly signed a contract extension that will keep him at Shanghai Shenhua through 2017 and net him about $9 million.

 

Ex-@SoundersFC star Obafemi Martins extends contract thru 2017 with #ShanghaiShenhua for ~$9 million net (9 goals, 25 matches, 12 starts)

— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) October 29, 2016

Martins joined the Chinese club last February and was due to make about $6.6 million on a nine-moth deal. But he got off to a slow start, going scoreless in his first seven appearances and having just one goal through 11 matches while mostly coming off the bench.

After a season-ending injury to Demba Ba, however, Martins was suddenly starting and scoring. In the 11 games since Ba’s injury, he has scored six of his nine goals, and has helped Shanghai go 6-1-5 in CSL play to move to fourth in the table.

It was gathered that if Martins were still playing in MLS he’d need to be paid about $12-15 million in order to net that much, almost double what the highest paid players in the league get. It’s enough to put him safely in the Top 10 among the top paid players in the English Premier League.