Video: Manchester United begin hunt for striker as Ighalo prepares to return to China

Up: Manchester United Norwegian professional football manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Photo: as
Down: Manchester United Nigerian professional striker Odion Ighalo. Photo: Getty

Video 👇 Manchester United are on the hunt for a striker with Odion Ighalo likely to leave Manchester United on Sunday and return to Shanghai Shenhua.


The Times report that Shanghai have offered the 30-year-old striker, who has scored four goals in eight appearances for United, a new contract worth a whopping £75million over four years.

Igahlo joined United on a four-month loan from Shanghai on deadline day in the January transfer window to provide cover for Marcus Rashford.

There was much trepidation about the move, with Igaho seen as a panic buy after United’s move for Josh King collapsed, but the Nigerian proved his worth and is desperate to stay at Old Trafford.

United could sign Ighalo permanently, but Shanghai have placed a £20million price tag on the former Watford man and United are not keen on a permanent deal.

Shanghai meanwhile are eager to get Igahlo back with the delayed Chinese Super League season likely to start as soon as next month, and have offered Ighalo a new three-and-a-half-year contract that runs until January 1, 2024 which is worth £400,000 per week.

The Manchester Evening News claim “there is no need this summer to spend millions on another world-class centre forward” with Greenwood in development and “the door open” for a move for Erling Haaland in a year or two.

They suggest a back-up striker will be on the agenda for Solskjaer, but The Times note that Lyons’s Moussa Dembele is “among his targets”.
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Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves believes the Red Devils should keep "really good" Odion Ighalo longer at Old Trafford.

See Video of Ighalo's general performance at Manchester United in less than four months. In eight games, Ighalo has netted four times for the Red Devils.