Here are the Manchester United evening headlines on Wednesday, May 27. Ighalo makes personal request to extend loan Talks regarding an extension of Odion Ighalo’s loan deal between Manchester United and Shanghai Shenhua are ongoing.
Though the deal currently expires on Sunday, the centre-forward has submitted a personal plea to the Chinese club to let him remain at Old Trafford for the remainder of the season if and when it resumes.
Ighalo is a boyhood Manchester United fan and likely recognises that this is his only remaining chance to play for the team.
Shenhua, however, are keener to offload him on a permanent basis, a move that does not interest United. Talks between the clubs had been unsuccessful thus far and it was expected that