The Super Falcon, formerly with Chinese side, Shanghai Shenhua, is the second Nigerian at Levante after Andrea Okene and the ninth in the Iberrdola.
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The 31-year-old joined from Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua in January last year on an initial six-month loan.
The former Super Eagles star was handed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the King Fahd Stadium outfit having passed his medical
The Nigerian international, 31, shared photos of himself and his agent in Riyadh following their arrival in Saudi.
The Nigerian striker has been linked with moves to Dubai, the Premier League and the MLS but a switch to the Middle East is now close to being completed after the two sides agreed to a deal.
The move is subject to him passing a medical and agreeing personal terms.
He stated earlier this month that he would have liked to stay at United for the rest of this season but also revealed an interest in moving to Major League Soccer.
The 31-year-old’s loan move at Old Trafford from Shanghai Shenhua is due to expire at the end of this month, and there will be no extension on the agreement.
The 31-year-old will see his loan from Shanghai Shenhua expire at the end of the season, and has started to look ahead to pastures new.
The Shanghai Shenhua loanee is among the 24 Manchester United players that boarded an Aeroflot flight to Turkey on Tuesday afternoon.
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, according to reports, has chosen Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland as replacement for the the Nigerian.
The former Newcastle striker left the club in 2018 after picking up a serious knee injury
Ighalo arrived at Old Trafford on a four-month loan deal from Shanghai Shenhua in January and has been a success with four goals in eight appearances.
Ighalo was a surprise addition for United on Deadline Day, as the Red Devils scrambled to find a striker to replace Marcus Rashford, while the Englishman was injured.
Ighalo, on loan from Shanghai Shenhua, reported the abuse to the Chinese FA, but after no action was taken he decided to “let it go”.
Ighalo was due to return to parent side Shanghai Shenhua on the final day of May with the season due to be wrapped up.
The extension comes after problems over the player’s return to China convinced the Chinese Super League club – who will receive a total of £10.5 million, with the £6 million loan fee and £130,000-a-week salary combined – to let him stay at Old Trafford.
Ighalo, 30, joined United in January from the Chinese Super League outfit and the terms of the original deal had been due to expire tonight
As it stands, the Nigerian is due to return to his parent club at the end of May, but United are allegedly attempting to extend the striker’s stay at Old Trafford until at least the end of the 2019-20 campaign.
The 30-year-old took a pay cut to join the Red Devils on a half-season loan deal in January that is due to expire on May 31