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title: "Manchester United: Red Devils fans react to Shanghai Shenhua’s demand for Odion Ighalo"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-red-devils-fans-react-to-shanghai-shenhuas-demand-for-odion-ighalo/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Thomas Ward"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2020-03-16T20:40:58Z"
modified: "2020-03-16T20:40:58Z"
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# Manchester United: Red Devils fans react to Shanghai Shenhua’s demand for Odion Ighalo

**Shanghai Shenhua will demand £15m from Manchester United for Odion Ighalo if the club want to keep the striker in the summer, via [the Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-utd-told-transfer-fee-21694663).**

Ighalo is currently on loan until the end of the season and has made an instant impact at Old Trafford. The 30-year-old has bagged 4 goals and 1 assist in 8 games across all competitions for the Red Devils since joining in January ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/odion-ighalo/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/62121)).

Former Watford and Udinese forward Ighalo scored an incredible screamer against LASK in the Europa League last 16 first-leg last Thursday ([BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51844660)).

[Club legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer recently hinted](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/manchester-united/manchester-united-red-devils-fans-react-to-samuel-luckhursts-update-on-odion-ighalo/) United are keen to make the contract permanent as the board already have the option to buy the Nigerian.

Ighalo’s market value is rated at just £5.85m via [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/odion-ighalo/profil/spieler/62121) but the Chinese side are looking for way more than that.

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The former Nigerian international featured in 35 appearances for the Super Eagles, scoring 16 goals, including a brace against Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations 2019 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/odion-ighalo/nationalmannschaft/spieler/62121/hauptwettbewerb/AFCN/verein_id/3444)).

Naturally lots of supporters have shared their views on Twitter, with one fan insisting United give Shanghai “20 mil and Pereira and Lingard.” Another claimed signing the loanee for £15m would be a “bargain”.

Scroll through some of the best reactions we have seen so far…

> Give them 20 mil and pereira and lingard
>
> — Lee Dixon (@leedixon547) [March 14, 2020](https://twitter.com/leedixon547/status/1238963232787791875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> £15mill for r9 is a bargain
>
> — GeorgeCook (@GeorgeCook\_\_\_) [March 14, 2020](https://twitter.com/GeorgeCook___/status/1238962789441470464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> 12mil for Jones to go and then 15mil for ighalo meaning he will only cost 3mil? Sounds like a bargain to me
>
> — Daniel Barton (@DanBarto2002) [March 14, 2020](https://twitter.com/DanBarto2002/status/1238962916528922629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Yes…yes…YESSSSS pay up [pic.twitter.com/E6oezPfnyK](https://t.co/E6oezPfnyK)
>
> — Mark.🇾🇪 (@WeMoveManUtd) [March 14, 2020](https://twitter.com/WeMoveManUtd/status/1238963039573065734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Easy. Get him permanently.
>
> — Elliott West (@ewest\_22) [March 14, 2020](https://twitter.com/ewest_22/status/1238962788107792389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Mk that deal happen 😍
>
> — Kenneth (@Kenneth37069101) [March 14, 2020](https://twitter.com/Kenneth37069101/status/1238963468834922497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Bargain
>
> — jacob (@AWBissakaUTD2) [March 14, 2020](https://twitter.com/AWBissakaUTD2/status/1238963188227596295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***United fans, do you think the board should sign Odion Ighalo in the summer? Let us know in the comments section below!***