Manchester United New Signing, "Odion Ighalo" will wear the No.25 Jersey for the club.

Odion Jude Ighalo squad number have officially been revealed today by new club Manchester United.

Odion Ighalo shirt Number for Manchester United!

Ighalo will wear the No.25 jersey for Manchester United during his six-months loan stay with the club.

The No.25 shirt was previously worn by former club captain Antonio Valencia who now plays for Ecuadorian club, L.D.U Quito. Ighalo will be the ninth player to wear the No.25 shirt in the history of the club.


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The 30-year-old agreed to join United from parent club Shanghai Shenhua after a last minute bid was made for him by his long time dream club on the deadline day of the January transfer window.




Ighalo will now be the first Nigerian to play for the Red devil's at the Theatre of Dreams (Old Trafford).

The Ex-Watford striker, will now return to the Premier League where he last scored 17 goals in 55 league appearances for them before securing a move to Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai in 2017.


Manchester United boss Solskjaer, on the arrival of the new signing Ighalo:
"Odion Ighalo is a good striker,. We will give him time to settle. He has a physical presence and is a goalscorer so he will give us a lot. Being the top scorer in the Africa Cup of Nations tells you a lot about the qualities we are going to get."

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