Nigeria striker Martins joins Seattle Sounders

Former Inter Milan and Newcastle United striker Obafemi Martins has signed for the Seattle Sounders, the Major League Soccer club said on Friday.

The 28-year-old, recalled to Nigeria's squad last week after being left out of their victorious African Nations Cup campaign at the start of the year, bought himself out of his deal with La Liga team Levante on Monday.

According to Spanish media, his contract with Levante was worth three million euros.
Martins joined the Spanish club at the beginning of the season on a free transfer from Russia's Rubin Kazan and is their top league scorer with seven goals.
The speedy forward should form an effective strike partnership with U.S. international Eddie Johnson at the Sounders.

Seattle's average league attendance last year was 43,144, making them by far the best supported team in the league.