Odion Ighalo wants to stay at Manchester United, but his Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua reportedly want him to return at the end of May. Should United consider signing him permanently?

Ighalo made an impressive start to his loan after taking a couple of weeks to get closer to match fitness due to being kept out of action by China’s initial coronavirus outbreak. Four goals in eight appearances is a ratio which – if sustainable – would mark him out as one of the best strikers in the Premier League.

Of course, there are a fair few reservations before assuming that Ighalo could contribute so consistently to the side.

Ighalo’s four goals have all been scored outside the Premier League – two in the FA Cup and two in the Europa League. Club Brugge and Derby County are well off the standard at the top of English football, but neither are they total rubes. Nevertheless, signing Ighalo on a permanent deal with no indication he can regularly score in the league would be some risk.

Other concerns are more practical. Ighalo is 31 in a little over a month’s time. He has two or three years before his career will likely come to an end, and having been burned by Radamel Falcao, Alexis Sanchez, and Bastian Schweinsteiger, it seems that Ed Woodward is focusing on younger players. United are linked to Jadon Sancho, James Maddison, and Jack Grealish, and if Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford are fit at the start of any resumption, another striker may not be needed.

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Yes nah..... can't you see he is a game changer

If he keeps the goals banging, fine!

But ordinarily, His style of play does not align with that of ManU