Report Reveals that Manchester United Are In Desperate Move To Sign Odion Ighalo

A new report has emerged on the desperation of Manchester United to sign Nigerian forward, Odion Ighalo.

The English Club is in dare need of a striker following the three months injury of Marcus Rashford and the disappointing 2-0 loss to Burnley on Wednesday.

Manchester United has made Erling Braut Haaland one of their top targets in the January transfer market but the deal could not hold because of the structure of the deal.

Sky Sports reported on Friday that Manchester United have, therefore, approached two former Premier League players Islam Slimani and Odion Ighalo and want either of them on a 6-month loan deal. They have included their names on their transfer sheet.

Ighalo plays in the Chinese league with Shanghai Shenhua while Slimani is with Leicester but on loan at Monaco. If the deal pulls through for Ighalo, he will be the first Nigerian player to play with Manchester United.

Solskjaer while speaking after the defeat at Liverpool said he will consider temporary solutions in the loan market.

“It’s
just an unfortunate situation we are in,” he told Sky Sports.

“It
might be because the window is open, that we look at some short-term options.