Ighalo does not travel to Spain with Manchester United as a precaution for the coronavirus

Saturday,
8
February
2020

20:51

“Staying in Manchester because he arrived from China in the last 14 days,” said his coach, Soskjaer, before the stage in Marbella

FILE PHOTO: World Cup - Group D - Nigeria vs Argentina

Odion lghalo, during a match with Nigeria.
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The Nigerian Manchester United player Odion Ighalo has not traveled to Spain to join the concentration his team maintains in Marbella as a precaution for the coronavirus due to recommendations following his recent trip from China.

Ighalo, former Granada soccer player and international with Nigeria, left the Shanghai Shenhua Chinese the last day of the winter market to return to the Premier. After his trip, Manchester United has preferred to prevent possible complications from the threat of the virus. This was explained by the 'red devils' technician Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

“Odion will stay in Manchester because he came from China in the last 14 days,” the coach said in statements offered by the club. Due to the situation in China, we are not sure if he will be allowed to return to England if he leaves the country again, so he stays here working with a personal trainer, an individual program and his family can settle in England, that is a plus “, added Solskjaer.

“Of course he would have liked to have come with the players and meet them, but we do not want to take risks,” commented the United coach, who can know better these days to the other winter incorporation: Bruno Fernandes, who already started in the goalless draw against the Wolves.

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