Manchester United extends Odion Ighalo loan deal

Manchester United have reached agreement with Shanghai Greenland Shenhua to increase the loan deal for Odion Ighalo.

The Nigerian striker’s stay was initially to end on 31st May but he will now remain with the Reds until 31 January 2021, enabling him to create on a formidable start to life with the club he supported as a boy. Ighalo’s tally of 4 goals in eight appearances up to now makes a minimum of one strike in each of his three starts – against Club Brugge, Derby County (2) and LASK.

Today’s confirmation could be a timely boost for United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, as he continues to organize his squad for this month’s resumption of competitive football.

Ighalo will now hope to choose up from where he left off, after winning United’s Goal of the Month award for March with a shocking strike in their last match, the impressive 5-0 victory over Austrian club LASK in the Europa League