Hull City have released Seyi Olofijana from the club after their promotion to the English Premier League.
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The former Nigeria international was offloaded along with 11 others, while four players including Senegal veteran, Abdoulaye Faye, were offered new deals.
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Without a Championship start since November, Olofinjana was allowed to join the Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday ahead of March's emergency loan deadline for Football League clubs.
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The move effectively ended his four-year association with the Tigers, and his release on Thursday was confirmation that there will be no place for him as manager Steve Bruce reshapes his squad. His four- year contract was due to expire in June.
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An injury-plagued Olofinjana has dramatically failed to live up to expectations since his £3 million from Stoke City in the summer of 2009.
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Although he spent the 2010/11 season on loan with Cardiff City, he has earned about £6 million in wages during his four years on the Tigers books.
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In return, he made just 24 starts and scored once for the club.
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Olofinjana follows a similar path threaded by compatriot Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha, who was released by Hull City at the end of the 2007/08 season after making only 11 starts for the Tigers.