Manchester United has handed Odion Ighalo the no 25 sqaud number after he joined the club on a six-month loan deal from Shanghai Greenland Shenhua.
That shirt has been vacant since Antonio Valencia left Old Trafford in the Summer, bringing an end to his 10-season career as a United player.
Ighalo missed United’s draw with Wolves on Saturday, due to his loan move only being confirmed late on deadline day.
But despite the start of the winter break, the 30-year-old was expected to report for training duty on Monday.
Ighalo arrived in Manchester from China on Sunday following his transfer deadline-day switch from Shanghai Shenhua.
The 30-year-old former Watford star, who grew up as a United fan, joined the Old Trafford club for the remainder of the season as cover for the injured Marcus Rashford.
Ighalo turned down another Premier League club to join United and has set his sights on lifting Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s troubled side back towards the Premier Leagues top four.
The Nigeria international scored 16 times in 55 Premier League appearances for Watford before moving to Changchun Yatai in January 2017, and then Shanghai Shenhua two years later.
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