ODION IGHALO has joined Saudi Arabian giants Al Shabab after leaving Manchester United.
The Nigerian striker’s year-long Red Devils loan spell from Shanghai Shenhua ended last month.
Odion Ighalo has completed his move to Saudi Arabian outfit Al Shabab
Ighalo’s Man Utd loan ended last year
Ighalo, 31, returned to China but has now gone to the Middle East for his latest adventure.
Al Shabab sit top of the Saudi Professional League with half the season gone.
And they hope Ighalo can fire them to their first title since 2012.
The Nigerian ace scored five times during his Old Trafford loan.
And Ighalo will now play alongside former Sevilla star Ever Banega at his new home.
Ighalo’s surprise move to United a year ago was billed as a dream transfer by many, with the striker a boyhood Red Devils fan.
And he posted an emotional farewell to the Theatre of Dreams when he left last month.
Ighalo wrote: “It’s so hard to see this dream come to an end.
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“But I give God the glory for helping me fulfil this lifelong dream of putting on a United shirt as a player and represent this great club.
“It was indeed an honour I will forever cherish and be grateful for.
“To the manager I say thank you for trusting and believing in me when many did not.
“To my amazing team-mates. I will miss you guys, it was always fun and a time I looked forward to training and spending time with all of you.
“And I pray we win the league and FA Cup this year. To the best fans in the world, we have missed you.
“But we hear your voices cheering us on from afar, we can’t wait to have you all back in the stands.
“I’m still and will remain a United fan forever. Once a Red, always a Red. Thank you United and God bless.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
