There is something sad about the Odion Ighalo situation at Manchester United and how, as things stand, it is likely to end. This was a player desperate to play for the club he has loved since his childhood, so eager to join Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side on loan in January that he took a pay cut.
Leaving the Chinese Super League behind for Old Trafford was an easy decision for a player of Ighalo's character. And despite all the nay-sayers, he has proved a hit at United, scoring goals with unexpected regularity despite his role largely as a substitute in Solskjaer's setup.
If indeed this is the end of Ighalo's United stint, with his loan deal due to expire at the end of this week, he will finish with a record that reads four goals in 349