According to reports, Manchester United is planning on signing Odion Ighalo following his impressive performances at the Premier League club.
The good news comes days after it was revealed that Shanghai are prepared to sell Odion Ighalo and have also put a £15m valuation on the player.
Within Nigeria reported that while the club is ready to sign Ighalo permanently they are also looking at negotiating an extension of the loan with Shenhua if the Premier League season which is on hold until the end of April continues into June because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Man United’s decision to sign Odion does not come as a shock as the Nigerian striker has scored four goals in his first eight matches for Manchester United.
Earlier this month, Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hinted that United were interested in making Ighalo’s move permanent.
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“He will improve and get better,” said the United boss. “He has qualities we saw in him that we needed. And we will still need those qualities next season — so let’s see what we will do.”