Football
Odion Ighalo could make his
debut for Manchester United when they visit Chelsea in the Premier League next
week.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the
United manager, has confirmed January signing Ighalo will be named in the
travelling squad for the Stamford Bridge clash on Monday.
A shock deadline day arrival
at Old Trafford, former Watford forward Ighalo was brought in on loan from
Shanghai Shenhua after Solskjaer’s month-long search for a new centre-forward.
The Nigeria international
will remain with the Red Devils until the end of the season, and is expected to
provide cover for the injured Marcus Rashford.
There were fears he may not
play until March at the earliest given his deadline day arrival in England, and
the fact he missed United’s warm-weather training camp during the Premier
League winter break increased such concerns.
Solskjaer said last weekend
that the club had left Ighalo in the UK as they were unsure whether he would be
allowed to return to the country amid the coronavirus epidemic, having arrived
from China in the previous fortnight.
But despite missing the trip
to Marbella, Solskjaer has confirmed the striker will go straight into United’s
squad taking on Chelsea after the winter break.
“Yeah, he is going to travel
with us,” Solskjaer told club media. “We will just see his fitness work this
week and I think we will get him sharp.
Credit; fcbusiness
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