![Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted that the club is in dialogue with Chinese Premier League club Shanghai Shenhua to extend the loan deal of Nigeria forward Odion Ighalo. Ighalo joined the Red Devils on loan in January which will expire on May 31. The 30-year-old is expected to return to Shanghai Shenhua next week for the start of the new Chinese Super League season unless an agreement can be reached to keep him till the end of the season. "At the moment nothing's been agreed yet," Solskjaer told MUTV. "The loan deal went to the end of May now, so obviously he's supposed to be going back. "We're in dialogue and hopefully [he can stay]. They've been great towards us, his club, and allow him to play for his dream club. "It's been been a dream for him and hopefully he can finish off what he started, maybe with a trophy or two. "Their league is going to start soon so we are just waiting to see." Ighalo has scored four goals in eight appearances for Manchester United.](https://www.completesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200506_080653.jpg "Manchester United Delay Ighalo Transfer Decision Amid Coronavirus Chaos")
Manchester United have had second thoughts over the permanent signing of Odion Ighalo and will wait to find out about the Premier League’s future before making a decision.
Ighalo has scored four goals in eight games since joining on loan from Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai Shenua in January.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was expected to turn Igahlo’s temporary deal into a permanent one this summer as he overhauls his squad.
But the uncertainty surrounding the future of the current Premier League season has forced United to put the brakes on a permanent move for Ighalo.
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The Daily Mail reports that the coronavirus crisis, which has wreaked havoc all over the globe, has led United to delay their decision.
United, it is claimed, want to know when the Premier League campaign will resume before making a decision on Ighalo, who has racked up wages of £130,000 a week during the two months of lockdown.
And the return of Marcus Rashford has also given United a boost, as the striker’s injury was one of the reasons United were forced to bring in Ighalo in January.
Therefore, the club will assess Rashford and Paul Pogba, who has also been out injured, before making a concrete decision.
