{"id":546895,"date":"2020-03-24T07:31:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T11:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=546895"},"modified":"2020-03-24T07:31:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T11:31:52","slug":"odion-ighalo-manchester-united-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/03\/24\/odion-ighalo-manchester-united-move\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Odion Ighalo set for Permanent Manchester United Move"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United<\/a> want to sign Odion Ighalo<\/a> on a permanent basis. The Nigerian striker is currently on loan from Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua<\/a> until May.<\/p>\n

However, the Red Devils want to extend his short term loan deal until June and then offer a fee to sign the striker permanently according to Simon Jones from the Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

REPORT: Odion Ighalo set for Permanent Manchester United Move<\/h2>\n

Permanent Deal for Ighalo?<\/h3>\n

United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/a> is ready to spend \u00a315 million to sign Ighalo permanently.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old striker hit the ground running at Old Trafford, scoring four goals in just three starts since his January move.<\/p>\n

The transfer could be a coup for United, who look to bolster their attacking options over the summer.<\/p>\n

Impressive Start at Manchester United<\/h3>\n

Odion Ighalo was signed as a short term option for United due to a lack of options in attack.<\/p>\n

However, it appears that the Nigerian has impressed during his loan spell, prompting Solskjaer to bring Ighalo to the club as a permanent option upfront.<\/p>\n

The United boss said, as reported in the Mirror<\/a>: “He has qualities we saw in him that we needed. And we will still need those qualities next season \u2014 so let\u2019s see what we will do.”<\/p>\n

Frenchman Anthony Martial<\/a> was the only other senior striker in the squad in January.\u00a0 First choice striker Marcus Rashford<\/a> was ruled out in January with a stress fracture in his back.<\/p>\n

Dream Move for the Nigerian<\/h3>\n

The former Watford striker highlighted his loan move to United as ‘a dream come true’ when speaking to Sky Sports<\/a> in January.<\/p>\n

He took a pay cut to join the Red Devils as United are reportedly paying \u00a3130,000 of his \u00a3300,000 per week wages<\/a> he was on in China. It seems that this will become a further reality for the 30-year-old this summer.<\/p>\n

The move will benefit all parties and leave funds available for United to strengthen in other areas over the summer with the club looking to bolster their defensive options.<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

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