And who else?
Odion Ighalo - 6 month loan deal done
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And who else?
Looks proper bad in his videos.
I'm liking this deal if true.
Sure the club fecked up and are shit at following through on deals but if they managed to cobble this together in a day or two, maybe less, I'm impressed.
Sure the club fecked up and are shit at following through on deals but if they managed to cobble this together in a day or two, maybe less, I'm impressed.
There is no thinking, the sheer level of stupidity that now infests this forum is nothing short of remarkable.
Yes. That is how I am seeing it. A panic buy in the end, but he could give us a few goals, enable us to take the likes of Martial or Greenwood off and if he is rubbish, then we would have been in the same position without him anyway.
China is a dead end league for bums who have no ambition and just want to fill their pockets, the standard is nowhere near the PL, it's not even MLS level. I made that post 4 years ago, people acting like players don't regress over that period of time is crazy.
It’s a loan deal with very little to no risk and we need the depth. Hopefully it’s a success, since he’s likely going to play quite a bit. Barca got Paulinho a few years back from China and that worked out well. Realistically what other options are there? Clubs aren’t going to let their strikers go on loan in Jan. My worry is we won’t plan probably for the summer again and we’ll be in a similar situation to start the next season.
Could have kept Lukaku for a tad longer then no?
That’s total bullshit man Ighalo is a very good forward if you have ever watched him play
Miles better his touch, goal scoring and hold up play can’t be faulted but his stamina and work rate are not the best
Ighalo may have gone to China to chase money but at least, if we do the deal, he will be coming to United for passion.
If you say so, man. Recent reports also say there's an option to buy in the Ighalo deal so that blows that apart.
Was Rooney top scorer in an international tournament 3 years ago as well? Or does that not work for your comparison?
He was 36.
I think people will warm to him more than they did Lukaku.
Never thought I'd be sticking up for Ighalo in 2020, but here we are.
Never thought I'd be sticking up for Ighalo in 2020, but here we are.
I agree with the bolded, but we still needed to replace him before selling him, it's just how it works, and we have paid the price for not doing so.
People saying he’s better than Nobody......but I’ve seen Nobody on You Tube and he has potential.......FFS. Second/third rate striker on loan, talk about taking the shine off finally getting some quality in Bruno......
Not for me nah, we can send this dude packing after 6 months, Lukaku was a bad smell.
Mason will most likely play right side attack until the end of the season.
The AFCON is B level stuff, you're trying so hard to make this sound like it's not barrel scraping at it's worst, if we'd actually wanted this bum we'd have gotten him when the window opened as clearly he's so valued by his club they are loaning him to us with 24 hours notice, but no, he scores a few International goals in African football and yee haw lets all get on board, like I said, until fans stop acceptin this kind of thing we'll continue to spiral.
It's a 70m player vs a player for nothing. Lukaku said he didn't want to be here any longer, his value wouldn't have grown he would have sulked like Eriksen until he left.
United are better off getting in a short-term fix like Ighalo and then going again in the summer than blowing it on someone that doesn't want to be here/is a waste of money. Ighalo will be under no illusions of his role and he'll just be happy for the opportunity. United have a lot of games if they go through in the Europa League, lots of games against average enough opposition, where Ighalo can definitely help.
As long as he moves, that's an upgrade already.
As weird as the signing is we do need the numbers and it’s a short term deal. What I really don’t get is the deal is in danger of not being completed on time but we’ve been looking at strikers for weeks supposedly. I know it’s a hard time to do business but this is just more of it from the club. Damage limitation. Reactionary management.
Medical passed. corona virus imminent. Phil Jones immune
Wrong, but he is perhaps a mercenary. He has however the chance of a lifetime to make it at his dream club and i fully expect him to make a decent impression here. He fashions his own chances and his interplay during attacking moves will suit our style of play. Im looking forward to it.
He wore #24 at Watford, will probably choose the same number here. Let's say it's a Kobe tribute and the shirts should sell well
What I wouldn't do for a flat-track bully in the vein of Lukaku in the side right now. The only problem with Lukaku was that he was worth £60m+ and Ole wanted him to warm the bench.
Everyone seems to be forgetting that teams outside the top-6 are the ones we are having problems with. He'll get us goals.
Ighalo is the perfect loan signing in my book. I'm excited to see him in action for us.
He's not a situation of "better than nothing" to me, he can genuinely be useful to us in our current situation.
Everyone seems to be forgetting that teams outside the top-6 are the ones we are having problems with. He'll get us goals.
Ighalo is the perfect loan signing in my book. I'm excited to see him in action for us.
He's not a situation of "better than nothing" to me, he can genuinely be useful to us in our current situation.
Where's Iggy?
So instead of properly developing him in his best favorite let's put him on the flanks instead because of a terrible striker like Ighalo getting the sub position instead. Great job.
Solskjaer's agent is Jim Solbakken, Ighalo's agent is Atta Aneke.
Pretty much how I see it. If he does well it’s a bonus.
No club in their right mind will let their striker go mid season. It's usually the difference between staying up or winning a trophy.
If Ighalo can be the physical presence up top to put pressure on the CB's and allow room for Fernandes to bomb forward then this is a good move. Either way, it's a player in a position we desperately need covered.
If Ighalo can be the physical presence up top to put pressure on the CB's and allow room for Fernandes to bomb forward then this is a good move. Either way, it's a player in a position we desperately need covered.
He's well over 1 in 2 in China over the last 3 seasons, top scorer in both the qualifiers and finals of the African Cup of Nations, is strong as an ox (not something we currently have in our forward options) and is well used to banging them in in the Premier league. All this on a 6 month loan. What's not to like? People love a bit of maniacal overreaction.
Where's Iggy?
Club legend
Worth noting our last loan move was a "huge name" in Falcao... And he was absolute gash.
Finally someone talking sense. I'm pleased with Bruno and Ighalo. Of course there remains serious business to be done in the summer, but like you said: whereas we strengthened, Spurs and Chelsea weren't able to land their targets.
Almost an entirely complementary post. You're getting there haha
I was under the impression after seeing the news earlier that it was all travelers from China particularly as British Airways has suspended all flights from there for a month. If I’m mistaken I’ll take it back.
So? What single good reason can you give me not to include that clause given the option? I've given you actual differences between the loans which you clearly can't counter. 'Theyre all loans' is about as compelling an argument as saying signing Bruno and signing Darren Randolph because they were both signings.
Ighalo scored what, 5 goals? Did you see them? I just watched them. Absolutely nothing to get excited about.
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