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Odion Ighalo recalls how he ran around a Chinese hotel at 11pm to get Shanghai Shenhua officials to help push through his dream move to Manchester United hours before the transfer window closed

Odion Ighalo has recalled how he rushed around a Shanghai hotel after finding out Manchester United were putting in an offer for him, hours before the January transfer window closed.

The Nigerian striker signed a six-month loan deal back in January, which was then extended for a further six months.

Ighalo is set to return to Chinese club Shanghai Shenua, when his dream spell at the club he supported growing up, comes to an end on January 31.

Odion Ighalo has recalled how anxious he was for his deal to Manchester United to be sealed
The striker ran around a Chinese hotel to get Shanghai Shenhua officials to allow him to join

The 31-year-old told the official Manchester United Podcast of how talks of a dream move first came about.