Shanghai Shenhua Demand £20 Million From Man U For Ighalo

Former Super Eagles striker and Man United loanee, Odion Ighalo, is wanted back by his Chinese Club when his loan deal expires at the end of the month, The Sun reports.

According to the report, Manchester United must stump £20 million to land Ighalo.

The Chinese Super League is set to commence in July which means it is likely to clash with Premier League fixtures following plans to restart the crisis-hit campaign on June 12.

The Red Devils were hopeful of working out an agreement with Shanghai to keep the impressive Ighalo at the club if and when ‘Project Restart’ finally gets the go-ahead.

But the Chinese side will only let Ighalo stay if United pay £20m for a permanent deal.

Ighalo has a new two-year contract offer on the table at Shanghai worth a staggering £400,000-a-week.

United are keen to sign Ighalo following his impressive stint at Old Trafford with four goals in his last five matches.

But they know they won’t be able to match Shanghai’s wage packet.

Newcastle are also interested in landing his signature if their proposed takeover is completed.

The Toon are braced to become the wealthiest football team in the world if the Saudi Investment Fund’s £300million offer goes through.

Ighalo last month revealed his intentions to see out the Premier League season at Old Trafford.

He told the BBC World Service: “I would like to finish the season if it’s possible.
“I was in good form, good shape, scoring goals and now we’ve stopped for over a month. I’ve given it my best and hopefully we’ll come back to play.

“The team had a good momentum before the pandemic started. At the moment I’m on loan, and this will cut short my time at the club.

“The club, myself, every footballer is going through a lot because we can’t do what we love and what we know how to do best, so we’re just thinking about that for now and to finish the season before we start thinking about the contract.”