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Odion Ighalo arrives for Man Utd training with clock ticking over loan transfer extension as talks head into weekend

Published

29th May 2020

ODION IGHALO was seen driving to Manchester United training on Friday morning with talks over his loan extension set to continue.

The clock is ticking ahead of Sunday’s deadline for Old Trafford chiefs to negotiate a deal that would see the Nigerian prolong his stay in England.

Odion Ighalo looked in good spirits as he arrived for training with Manchester United still fighting to extend his loan deal

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hoping to keep the Nigerian at the club

Paul Pogba was also seen arriving for training on Friday

Harry Maguire was involved in United’s first full-contact session on Thursday

SunSport reported that the striker’s parent club Shanghai Shenhua have softened their stance on extending his six-month loan deal.

Ighalo has reportedly made a personal plea to the Chinese Super League side to let him stay with United, the club he supported as a boy.

And boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made it clear he wants the former Watford man to stick around until the end of the season.

Ighalo has been training with his team-mates at Carrington this week as they look to get back to match fitness after lockdown.

But following the news that the Premier League will make its long-awaited return on Wednesday 17 June, Solskjaer may have to make do without the 30-year-old.

United’s trip to Tottenham has already been tipped to be among the first matches broadcast on Friday night.

And the Red Devils squad looked to be relishing the news as they arrived at the Aon Training Complex at Carrington in high spirits.

The group have been back in training since last week, but only individually and in small groups, but they had their first full-contact session on Thursday.

Bruno Fernandes wasted little time in trolling his midfield teammate Nemanja Matic after posting a picture of socially distancing practice on Instagram.

Taking aim at the ex-Chelsea star, the January signing wrote: “Nemanja Matic is always a distance between the winning team and your team.”

The Portuguese’s joke went down a storm with United fans online, just days after supporters went into meltdown at Fernandes finally joining Paul Pogba in training.

David De Gea took his Aston Martin to Carrington on Friday

Scott McTominay headed into the Aon Training Complex in his Mercedes

Mason Greenwood was amongst the stars spotted en route to Man Utd training

Jesse Lingard is hoping for a fresh start as the Premier League prepares to make its long-awaited return

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