{"id":23226,"date":"2020-03-29T19:29:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T19:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=23226"},"modified":"2020-03-29T19:29:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T19:29:32","slug":"man-utd-confident-of-completing-odion-ighalo-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/man-utd-confident-of-completing-odion-ighalo-transfer","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd confident of completing Odion Ighalo transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ighalo scored four goals in eight appearances before professional football across the globe ground to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>He is expected back in Shanghai when his loan deal expires at the end of May but the Premier League season is set to continue well past that date.<\/p>\n<p>United bosses are open to the prospect of keeping Ighalo on a permanent basis as a result of his encouraging form.<\/p>\n<p>And Italian football journalist Nicolo Schira claims the former Watford hotshot is set to be offered a three-year deal worth around \u00a3100,000-a-week, which is significantly less than he earns in the Chinese Super League.<\/p>\n<p>Schira wrote on Twitter: \u201cManchester United want to sign on a permanent deal the Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ighalo scored four goals in eight appearances before professional football across the globe ground to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic. 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