Odion Ighalo keen desire to play for his new English Premier League side, Manchester United, will be rewarded in earnest following confirmation by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that the Nigerian will expectedly make his debut against Chelsea next Monday.
Though Ighalo has been ‘holed up’ in Manchester while his teammates are away on a six-day winter break camping in Spain, Solskjaer said he was already impressed with the player’s puritanical devotion and enthusiasm. Ighalo, a lifelong supporter of Manchester is already being tagged as the Reds’ passionate new no.25’ has been working his socks with personalised training at the gymnasium of GB Taekwondo and under strict supervision of performance coach Wayne Richardson.
“I’ve seen some of the video of his workouts and trainings; and what I see on his face is nothing than determination,” explained a close confidant of the player who craved for anonymity.