"Dont spend £20m" on Ighalo, "probably not" worth it - Neville advises Solskjaer

Gary Alexander Neville, an English Football Coach and former player  - Getty

Manchester United Legend Gary Neville has advised Ole Gunnar Solskjaer against the purchase of Odion Ighalo as he doubts the Nigerian is worth £20million.


The 30-year old signed for United on deadline day in January in a shock loan move from Shanghai Shenhua and the move drew criticisms, particularly as Solskjaer had been keen on Norwegian wonderkid Erling Haaland.

However, Ighalo silenced his doubters with a string of fine performances for his boyhood club and Solskjaer is keen to make the move a permanent one after the Nigeria scored four goals in eight appearances.

Odion Ighalo in cheerful mood - Getty

With purse strings tighten in across Europe, Neville doubts United can afford to spend £20m on a back-up forward and he's told Solskjaer to back out of the move.

Speaking on Instagram Live, Neville answered a question on Ighalo's future.

"Is Ighalo worth £20m?" said Neville.

"Probably not in this market. He may have been if he continued before scoring but you probably don't need now to spend £20m."
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My Opinion: A player that just got to a club and hasn't got all the confidence and acceptance and still went ahead to encourage himself, and netted four times in just eight appearances, has done well. If Manchester United wants to keep striker Odion Ighalo, then I support that. 😁😁

Except there are other things to look out for that I wouldn't have idea of before signing a loanee on a permanent basis🤔🤔