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Updated: March 26, 2020

Ighalo: 'Hardest Decision Of His Career' - Twitter Reacts To Shanghai Shenhua's Huge Offer For Nigerian

By Ridwan Yusuf
March 26, 2020
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Twitter users are reacting to Thursday's news that Manchester United loanee, Odion Ighalo, has been offered a two-year contract extension worth more than £400,000 per week by his parent club Shanghai Shenhua of China.

Allnews reports that the Asian club want to reward the Nigerian striker for his good form at the Red Devils, where he has netted four times in his first three starts.

The 30-year-old's stay in England expires on May 31 but, it is likely to be extended until June 30 because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Ighalo's current contract with his basic team in China expires in December 2022 and Shanghai want to keep him until December 2024.

According to Sky Sports, the new deal would see the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2019 top scorer earn £400,000 a week before tax - which will of course flatter anybody.

The former Super Eagles frontman has always said it has been a dream playing for United, a club he has been a lifelong fan of. But now, he has an extremely tough decision to make: money or 'keeping the dream alive'!

Check out below some comments on Twitter about Shanghai Shenhua's reported offer for Ighalo:

Ighalo being offered £400,000 a week at this stage of his career will probably be the hardest decision of his career, but I think the only possible club he could refuse that for is the team he supports, and that’s United. Interesting to see how this pans out.

— The Man Utd Way (@TheManUtdWay) March 26, 2020

Shanghai Shenhua in China has offered Odion Ighalo £400,000 per week or ₦176,000,000 in five days and also making him potentially the highest paid African player!!
if my child says he isn't playing ball and wants to study medicine/law Las las he'll pay his school fees himself? pic.twitter.com/3s0TOkMbSs

— ɪᴠᴏʀʏ? (@_mide96) March 26, 2020

@ighalojude you have played for your childhood club, you have scored goals. Dream fulfilled! It's time to make enough money for your football retirement, memories alone won't pay the bills in future, the bills have no emotion! It's an advice from the heart!

— iyke (@iyke_nwabuko) March 26, 2020

Shanghai Shenhua have offered Odion Ighalo a new 2-year contract worth more than £400,000 a week, according to Sky Sports News. I guarantee even if we offered him 50 quid a week to play for us then he’d still choose us over them.