Manchester United are preparing to sign on loan striker Odion Ighalo from Shanghai Shenhua permanently, according to The Daily Mail.

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It is said that the loan deal keeping him at Old Trafford runs out in May, which could leave the clubs needing to negotiate a deal for him to stay until the end of the season, due to the Premier League’s current suspension.

Either way, United want to sign the 30-year-old for £15m and it is safe to say there are plenty of fans who aren’t happy about it.

They see this as a sign that the standards at the club have dropped considerably, feeling that there is no way they should be paying £15m for him.

Many fans will have seen their rivals Liverpool linked with a £51m move for RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner, which has been reported by The Athletic.

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Therefore, seeing their club linked with a permanent move for someone who has largely been on the bench will be seen as seriously underwhelming.

There are some who have given credit to the Nigeria international for what he has done under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer so far.

He has only made three starts and five substitute appearances across all competitions so far, but has managed to record four goals and an assist in that limited time.

However, even they feel that United should be aiming higher than they currently are in the transfer market.

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