"Ighalo says he took pay cut to secure Man Utd loan move
Nigerian striker and boyhood Manchester United fan Odion Ighalo has said he agreed to take a pay cut to ensure his move to the Premier League club went through on transfer deadline day.
MANCHESTER, England: Nigerian striker and boyhood Manchester United fan Odion Ighalo has said he agreed to take a pay cut to ensure his move to the Premier League club went through on transfer deadline day.
United made a surprise swoop for Ighalo before the window shut on Jan. 31, signing the 30-year-old on loan until the end of the season from Shanghai Shenhua after failing to land their prime January target, Norwegian Erling Haaland.
Ighalo, who scored 16 goals in 35 games for Nigeria before retiring from international football after winning the Golden Boot at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, was at Watford before moving to China but said joining United was a dream come true.
"It was very dramatic," he told the United website https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/odion-ighalo-first-interview-with-mutv-as-man-utd-player. "My agent called me the day before and said Man United ... A few other clubs had shown interest, I said: 'Please, just pick United, if it's going to be possible'."
Yes it is possible to take a job with lower pay! Even in money crazy football world!
His mum was crying n happy 4 him saying: "This is your dream!"
I hope that his loan stint will b a success n that he can help his boyhood team 2 gain entry into the top 4 for a shot at Champions Leagues football next season, which he will likely not b involved!
Will other folks had done the same 4 passion instead of looking at "I won't move unless I hv MORE MONEY $$$!!"
Nigerian striker and boyhood Manchester United fan Odion Ighalo has said he agreed to take a pay cut to ensure his move to the Premier League club went through on transfer deadline day.
MANCHESTER, England: Nigerian striker and boyhood Manchester United fan Odion Ighalo has said he agreed to take a pay cut to ensure his move to the Premier League club went through on transfer deadline day.
United made a surprise swoop for Ighalo before the window shut on Jan. 31, signing the 30-year-old on loan until the end of the season from Shanghai Shenhua after failing to land their prime January target, Norwegian Erling Haaland.
Ighalo, who scored 16 goals in 35 games for Nigeria before retiring from international football after winning the Golden Boot at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, was at Watford before moving to China but said joining United was a dream come true.
"It was very dramatic," he told the United website https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/odion-ighalo-first-interview-with-mutv-as-man-utd-player. "My agent called me the day before and said Man United ... A few other clubs had shown interest, I said: 'Please, just pick United, if it's going to be possible'."
Yes it is possible to take a job with lower pay! Even in money crazy football world!
His mum was crying n happy 4 him saying: "This is your dream!"
I hope that his loan stint will b a success n that he can help his boyhood team 2 gain entry into the top 4 for a shot at Champions Leagues football next season, which he will likely not b involved!
Will other folks had done the same 4 passion instead of looking at "I won't move unless I hv MORE MONEY $$$!!"
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