Manchester United Signs Former Super Eagles Striker, Odion Ighalo On Loan

Manchester United have signed former Watford striker Odion Ighalo from Shanghai Shenhua on loan until the end of the season.

Footballer, Odion Ighalo
Footballer, Odion Ighalo

The deal to bring the 30-year-old Nigeria international to Old Trafford contains no option to buy.

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Ighalo, who is still in China but is expected to fly to the UK in the next few days, scored 39 goals in 99 matches for Watford between 2014 and 2017.

The top scorer at the African Cup of Nations in 2019 hung up his boots on International duty after the tournament.

His signing for the Manchester club comes as a surprise to many football lovers in Nigeria.