Man United agree to bring Ighalo in on loan

Manchester United have concurred an arrangement to sign previous Watford forward Odion Ighalo on credit from Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua, Sky Sports investigated Friday.

Nigerian Ighalo, who will offer spread for harmed forward Marcus Rashford, has Premier League understanding, having scored 33 objectives in 82 games for Watford before moving to Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai in 2017, for a revealed 20 million pounds.

The 30-year-old is relied upon to finish a six-month advance and turn into the second senior expansion to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad after the marking of Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon for an underlying 55 million euros charge.

The unexpected move for Ighalo comes after United neglected to land their prime January target, Norwegian Erling Haaland who rather decided to move to Borussia Dortmund from RB Salzburg.

With just Mason Greenwood and Anthony Martial as striking choices, Solskjaer seriously required an extra forward and Ighalo, while not a player many would have expected to go to Old Trafford, offers an accomplished, generally safe alternative.

A Nigerian worldwide, Ighalo has scored 16 objectives in 35 games for his nation, incorporating including in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.