Ighalo going back to China

[1naija]

Saw it on BBC world news ... well ..on scrolling news at bottom of the boring news the BBC news anchor was reading.

[Cmoke]

Nice move!

Nothing else to prove to those EPL SOBs who refuse to pay Africans big bucks like they do Brazilians.

Igbalo does too much good stuff with his money (Ophanage, etc) for some idiots to expect him to take a pay cut just to play for them!

Cmoke

[mcal]

...but this espn news says otherwise;

https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-tran ... ce-sources

Shanghai Shenhua have softened their stance on extending Odion Ighalo's loan with Manchester United but time is against the Premier League side, sources have told ESPN

[cic old boy]

Loan about to be extended to end of Jan.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... or-striker

[Purity]

He'll be heading back to get negotiate a new $420k per week deal in China after his loan deal expires in January, 2021.

Congrats to Osimen and Simon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyUKtgV5Ft0

[mcal]

https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-tran ... ay-sources

Man Utd not in market for striker with Ighalo stay - sources

[Cmoke]

In a normal country, there should be law against this

[Damunk]

Man Utd’s Odion Ighalo reveals racist abuse in China and how he would deal with it in Premier League

Metro Sport Reporter
Saturday 6 Jun 2020 9:02 am
Odion Ighalo has vowed to stand against racism

Odion Ighalo says he was subjected to terrible racist abuse while playing in China and would not be afraid to walk off the field if the same happened in the Premier League. The Manchester United striker, who has extended his loan spell at the club until January, moved to China from Watford in 2017, signing for Changchun Yatai and then moving on to Shanghai Shenua.

The Nigeria international recalls one match in China in which he was called ‘all sorts of names’ and was compelled to respond, despite it going against his relaxed nature. The 30-year-old would rather leave such things in the hands of the authorities, but would be ready to act if he needs to. ‘If it happens to me I would report it to the referee and see what they do,’ Ighalo told Sky Sports News. ‘But if they don’t take action about it then I’m going to walk off because it should not be done to any player or anyone in the world.

‘In one game in China I got called all sorts of names and after the game, I didn’t shake his hand. ‘I walked straight into the dressing room, I was angry, I reported it to the FA. I didn’t press forward with it, I just let it go because I’m just this kind of guy. ‘I don’t like to drag issues out, but I don’t think it should be condoned in any country.’

There are more pressing issues than football now, though, and he is keen to fight against racism, although has also spoken out against the rioting and violence that has occurred in the US in response to the tragic killing of George Floyd.

‘Nobody should condone racism. We are all human,’ Ighalo said. ‘Despite the colour of our skin, we are all the same, we live in the same world, the same life. ‘I don’t condone racism, but at the same, I don’t condone riots. It didn’t start today, it’s not going to end today. It’s going to take time. ‘We are hoping this situation can change the narrative and make it more limited. It’s going to reduce it to a minimum.

‘We are fighting now so that for the next generation it will be cut off, finally. ‘We have to start from the younger generation, educate them, let them see that all humans are the same. ‘We should fight for humanity not colours.’

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