Odion Ighalo

Ighalo Usurps Ibrahimovic To Equal 95-yr Man Utd Record

June 30, 2020 4:04 pm

The Nigerian striker scored the Red Devils’ opening goal in the 2-1 victory over Norwich in their FA Cup quarter-final clash on Saturday.

Odion Ighalo entered the Manchester United record books on Saturday and became only the second player in the club’s history to score in each of his first four competitive starts following his strike in the 2-1 win against Norwich.

Read Also: Man Utd Boss Solskjaer Hails Odion Ighalo

The Nigerian forward has been a big hit since signing on loan from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua in January, scoring five goals and creating one assist in all competitions.…

Man Utd Boss Solskjaer Hails Odion Ighalo

June 29, 2020 5:43 am

Manchester United boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has poured encomiums on former Super Eagles star, Odion Ighalo following his performance for the side on Saturday.

The Nigerian scored the opening goal for United in their quarter-final FA Cup win against Norwich City at Carrow Road.

Ighalo scored the goal in the first five minutes of the match when he jabbed the ball over Tim Krul in goal for Norwich, his fifth in four games for the club, leaving Solskjaer proud of the former Watford man.

“Odion knows how much we value him in and around the dressing room and, of course,

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EPL: Ighalo Set To Leave Man Utd As Talks Collapse

May 25, 2020 1:45 pm

Manchester United’s attempts to extend Odion Ighalo’s loan deal has hit a brick wall.

The six-month agreement expires in just one week.

Shanghai Shenhua have rejected United’s requests to keep Ighalo at Old Trafford for another three months.

Read Also: Ighalo’s loan Deal With Man Utd Ends

The Chinese Super League have asked Ighalo, to rejoin the club to prepare for the start of the delayed season.

Unless United can make a late breakthrough in negotiations, Ighalo will return to Shanghai when his loan ends next Monday.

The 30-year-old scored four goals in eight matches before the COVID-19 shutdown

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Manchester U Credits Ighalo’s Account With N29.45M

Manchester Utd Credits Ighalo’s Account With ₦29.45M

March 20, 2020 5:28 am

Former Nigerian international, Odion Ighalo has received £62,000 (₦29.45 million in Nigerian currency) bonus since he joined Manchester United in the winter transfer market, according to The Sun.

As part of the agreement between club and player, the striker will pocket £8,000 for every goal he scores for Manchester United and he has now earned £32,000 (N15.2 million) after finding the net against Derby County (2), Club Brugge and LASK.

Another variable that will increase the wages of the Shanghai Shenhua

loanee is that he is paid £9,000 for every win in the Premier League and takes home …

Coronavirus: Chinese Football Transfer Market Collapses

February 27, 2020 5:16 pm

A double blow of the coronavirus and a new salary cap has seen the bottom fall out of Chinese football’s transfer market, while Odion Ighalo led what could become an exodus of foreign stars.

Shanghai SIPG smashed the Asian transfer record when they signed Oscar from Chelsea three years ago for €60 million, with Hulk, Marouane Fellaini, Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez all moving to China in recent years.

Their arrivals put Chinese football on the map and provoked consternation in Europe’s major leagues that Chinese clubs were distorting the transfer market with world-leading wages.

But with wages now …