Outgoing Manchester United of England striker, Odion Jude Ighalo could prefer moving to another club in Europe than make a return to his parent club, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua of China at the end of his current loan spell, megasportsarena.com reports.
With his extended loan deal set to end with his month, Ighalo is already being touted with a return to China to complete the season with Shenhua, but a fresh report indicates that he is seriously looking at the possibility of remaining in England or move to another European country.
The former Nigeria international has struggled for game time this season with The Red Devils, for which he has only four appearances and a total game time of just 157 minutes, but he is said to have caught the ye of some clubs in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, even as his preferred option is in Enland.
Ighalo found himself falling down the pecking order of strikers after the signing of ex-PSG star Edinson Cavani, and before then manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer trusted Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood more than him.
The Shanghai Shenhua loanee surprisingly stayed on the bench in Manchester United’s last game against Watford even though the Norwegian football tactician promised to hand him a run out beforehand.
With two clubs in the English Premier League also said to have made tentative enquiries about a deal for the former Super Eagles’ striker, Sky Sports pundit, Dharmesh Sheth has revealed that Ighalo would want to know where his future lies, as his loan spell with United comes to an end on January 31st.
Shett said: “One other player I can tell you about is Odion Ighalo. His loan spell actually ends at the end of January, when he is expected to go back to Shanghai Shenhua.
“He has been called unlucky by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer because of the form of the strikers at Manchester United. He has not really got much of a look in this season, but he is in the squad for the FA Cup game against his former club Watford.
“But I think as far as Ighalo is concerned, he would like to know something more about his won future before January 31 so he can weight up his options, if there are other offers aside of the one that would send him back to Shanghai Shenhua.”
