IGHALO TO BOOST SHIRT SALES AT OLD TRAFFORD

IGHALO TO BOOST SHIRT SALES AT OLD TRAFFORD

BY ABDULMUMINI ADEKU,LAGOS,NIGERIA

Though now retired Nigerian international football forward ,Jude Odion Ighalo 's sale albeit on an initial six months  loan arrangement from the Chinese Super League [C.S.L.]Shanghai Shenhua to the Manchester United Football Club of England  was  called to question by some soccer buffs who did not   see the 30 years old as an A- list signing ,checks by The News office Desk of the E.N.M.Paedia Express Multimedia Group of Lagos,Nigeria ,suggests differently .

Infact if anything at all,the acquisition of the big Nigerian Forward by the Old Trafford giant was a piece of smart business judging by what analysts saw in Odion Ighalo 's cameo appearances when Manchester United defeated  Chelsea by two goals to nil recently in an  English Premiership  watched by a mamoth crowd at a popular viewing centre at the Olufei Ajayi street off college road in Ifako Ijaiye,Lagos,Nigeria and when Manchester United forced  Belgian giants :Club Brugge to a score draw at a viewing centre at Idiagbon area of Ifako-Ijaiye in Lagos,Nigeria.

It was observed that Ighalo who came in the last five minutes of added time to the regulation period was looking very clean and sharp and was rearing to go  in the tough English Premier League  Judging from his physical thirst and hunger for goals.

He had 8 touches on the ball with one of his passes been intercepted and on another occasion he almost scored after finding himself alone with the goalkeeper on a one-side situation with the latter coming out of his line to kick out frantically to save his team from further harassment from the newly introduced but rampaging Nigerian .

Judging from the "near -religious "  following of the English Premier League in Africa ,analysts believe that the presence of Jude Odhion Ighalo will boost the merchandising status of Manchester United  in Africa as shirt sales,wrist bands,jerseys,short knickers,track down,socks,wrist watches,wall clock,towel,boots,sweaters,/cardigans,polo,kitchen wares,videos/audios,lietratures amongst other brands for communications of the football  club will now be expected if Odhion Ighalo beats the critics who have been condemning his transfer from China .

At the Jan Breydel Stadium in Brugge when he came on in the 66th minute of the game to replace Fench forward Tony Martial his 13 touches laced with passes showed his hunger once more but not having someone like Paul Pogba to give him that telling final pass to free him to make hay continues to make him look isolated