The striker joined the Red Devils in late January.
And now Ole has urged him to stay.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged loan signing Odion Ighalo to earn a permanent stay at the club. Ighalo joined United on a temporary deal on deadline day, as the club desperately sought a short-term solution to Marcus Rashford’s serious injury, which is expected to keep him out until April.
While Bournemouth’s Josh King was considered by United, with Eddie Howe confirming the club made an approach, Shanghai Shenhua-owned Ighalo was the striker they chose. Although the Nigerian only joined on loan, Solskjaer sees no reason why securing a permanent contract should be seen as beyond the 30-year-old.
“It’s a loan, but when you’re in the door, and if you impress, it gives you a chance,” Solskjaer was quoted by United’s official website. “That’s exactly the same for everyone who signs.
“If it’s permanent or if it’s a loan, if you impress as a player, if you impress as a person, if you can help this group improve, of course there’s a chance we’ll look at extending things. That doesn’t just go for Odion but, yes, his incentive is to play as well as he can and it’s up to us to make sure he wants to stay, if we want him.”
