Manchester United managed to bring Odion Ighalo on the last day of the Shanghai Shenhua winter transfer market after failing to sign the Norwegian striker Bournemouth, Joshua King.
The Nigerian arrived on loan, taking over more than a third of his record (they assume 140,000 euros a week from the 323,000 he receives in total, that is to say, 7.3 million euros per year from its file in China of 16.8 million. Since then, and despite having been set apart to come from one of the foci of the coronavirus, the attacker He has managed to score four goals and provide assistance in eight games.
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That has impressed Ole Gunnar Solskjaerwhich according to Daily Mail, wants to keep it in exchange for 15 million pounds (15.2 million euros), aware that they still have to sign a high-level nine despite their great performance.
The problem is that their agreement with red devils It expires on May 31, unlike most contracts, which end on June 30. As the competition dragged on, he might not end up wearing the United jersey and while the players' union of FIFPro working on a solution so that the contracts are not a complication, United prefers to tie Ighalo permanently. In less than a month we will know what will happen to the future of the Nigerian striker.