Tag: Ighalo
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‘Man Utd signed Ighalo instead of me’
Dalian Professional striker, Salomon Rondon, has claimed he was close to joining Manchester United last month. United were in the market for a frontman, after Marcus Rashford was ruled out for four months with a back problem. Red Devils boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, also tried to bring in Josh King from Bournemouth, but eventually decided…
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Manchester United beat Chelsea 2-0 on Ighalo’s debut
Manchester United moved to within three points of fourth-placed Chelsea with a smash and grab 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from Anthony Martial and Harry Maguire on Monday. Odion Ighalo was introduced into the match in the 90th minute. Chelsea had two goals disallowed by VAR reviews and were furious Maguire was…
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Ighalo banned from Man Utd training ground
Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has yet to set foot in the club’s training ground since joining on loan from Shanghai Shenhua, British media reported on Thursday. Media reports said this was after he was told to stay away due to concerns over the coronavirus. The flu-like virus has killed over 1,300 people and infected…
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Ighalo ready for Man Utd debut against Chelsea
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed that Odion Ighalo is available to make his Manchester United debut against Chelsea. The Old Trafford outfit are scheduled to play Chelsea next Monday and Ighalo is now expected to travel with the squad to Stamford Bridge. The Nigerian striker joined the club on loan from Shanghai…
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Coronavirus stops Ighalo from United’s trip to Spain
Former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has been dropped by Manchester United from their training camp in Spain as a result of fears he might be denied re-entry to England by the United Kingdom immigration. The highest goal scorer at the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cairo had joined United from the…
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Ighalo to make N1.4bn in six months
Odion Ighalo will reportedly earn the sum of N1.4bn (£2.98m) during his six months loan spell at Manchester United. TheNewsGuru reports that as of Thursday, the exchange rate from naira to a British pound sterling was put at N469.41. Ighalo joined United on loan until the end of the season in a surprise move as…
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Man Utd warned about Ighalo’s fitness
Former Watford coach, Quique Sanchez Flores, has warned Manchester United that Odion Ighalo will need “one month to recover full rhythm”. Flores worked with the Nigerian striker at Vicarage road, where he netted 39 goals across two-and-a-half seasons, with 16 of those coming in the Premier League. Ighalo has signed a six-month loan deal with…
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Financial details of Ighalo’s move to Manchester United
Manchester United have signed former Watford striker and Nigerian international, Odion Ighalo from Shanghai Shenhua on loan until the end of the season. The deal to bring the 30-year-old Nigeria international to Old Trafford contains no option to buy. Ighalo, who is still in China but is expected to fly to the UK in the…
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Transfer deadline: Man Utd in last-minute deal for Ighalo
Manchester United have turned their attention to Odion Ighalo in their increasingly frantic search for a striker after Bournemouth wanted £40million for Josh King. United conceded defeat in their bid to land Bournemouth’s King after their offer of around £20m on Thursday night was quickly rebuffed and described as ‘a joke’ by senior Bournemouth officials.…
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Ighalo in surprise move to dump Chinese club for Man Utd
THERE are strong indications last night that Manchester United m ay strike a deal for former Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo before the end of the January Transfer Window today. Since last week, words were rife that the struggling English Premier League side had been linked with a shock move for the former Watford striker…