According to report reaching oyogist.com, former Super Eagles star, Odion Ighalo, has announced his official exit from Manchester United in an emotional farewell message which was shared on his social media handles.
The 31 years old striker whose loan from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua expires at the end of January, noted that it was a hard reality leaving Manchester United while also revealing that it was really great to have been onboard with Manchester United.
In his farewell message, Ighalo noted, “It’s so hard to see this dream come to an end. But I give God the glory for helping me fulfill this life long dream of putting on a Manchester United shirt as a player and represent this great club, it was indeed an honor 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 look 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 (the Manchester United fans) we have missed you, but we hear your voices cheering us on from afar, we can’t wait to have you all back on the stands.
“I’m still and would remain a MANCHESTER UNITED FAN forever. Once a Red, always a Red.
“Thank you @manchesterunited and God bless.”
It should be noted that the Nigerian star, during his stay at Manchester United, scored a total of five (5) goals in 18 appearances during the 2019-2020 campaign under the Solskjaer leadership.