Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Tuesday said Ighalo will be returning to parent club Shanghai Shenhua next week unless a last-minute deal can be reached, while Standard Sport understands the Chinese club have rejected all pursuits of a contract extension to date.
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The 30-year-old joined United on a short-term deal in January and was a huge hit before the coronavirus crisis brought the season to a halt.
The 30-year-old joined the Red Devils on loan during the January transfer window and scored four times in his first eight appearances for the club before the majority of football across the globe was called to a halt.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had been keen to sign the 30-year-old on a permanent basis but the coronavirus pandemic is set to have a widespread effect on club finances and United are not as willing as they once were to splurge on a back-up forward.
Odion Ighalo hopes his loan deal at Manchester United is extended until the Premier League season is completed.
Manchester United made Ighalo the first Nigerian to join the club when they brought him in from Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua on a shock deadline-day loan deal in January
Manchester United forward Odion Ighalo has revealed that club legend Andy Cole gave him a surprise phone call on the morning of his move to Old Trafford.
Odion Ighalo will have to accept a staggering £200,000-a-week (N92 million) wage cut if he wants to seal a permanent move to Manchester United.
Odion Ighalo will have to wait to learn if Manchester United will make his loan from Shanghai Shenhua into a permanent transfer, according to reports.
Manchester United is concerned Shanghai Shenhua won’t take up FIFA’s advice to extend Odion Ighalo’s loan deal this summer, reports say.
Odion Ighalo’s former Nigeria manager Sunday Oliseh has urged him to do everything in his power to extend his Manchester United stay.
The life-long United fan arrived at the club in February on a six-month loan deal from Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua, seamlessly slotting in at Old Trafford with four goals in eight games
Manchester United loanee Odion Ighalo has been offered a two-year contract extension worth more than £400,000 (N175.6 million) per week by his parent club Shanghai Shenhua.
Manchester United are reportedly set to sign Odion Ighalo on a permanent deal this summer.
The Nigerian, who is on loan from Shanghai Greeland Shenhua, also provided the assist for the second goal, finished by Daniel James, and was unlucky not to add to his personal tally when showing great strength before rolling his effort against a post
The 30-year-old has been settling into life at Old Trafford after having signed for the Red Devils on a six-month loan deal from Shanghai Shenhua in something of a surprise move in the January transfer window.
Odion Ighalo has revealed that he gets “angry” whenever Manchester United suffered defeat.
The 30-year-old Nigerian, who took a pay cut to seal a loan move to Old Trafford from China’s Shanghai Shenhua last month, tapped home midfielder Juan Mata’s pass in the first half of their last-32 second leg
Tunde Disu, a former Technical Director of the defunct Nigeria Football Association, on Monday said Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo would surely have a successful spell at Manchester United in England.
The Nigerian joined on loan from Shanghai Shenhua last month and has travelled to London to face Chelsea on Monday