Odion Ighalo becomes 1st Nigerian player to sign for Man United- Odion Ighalo has finally completed a dream move to Manchester United on a six-month deal - United were able to beat the transfer deadline day to push the deal over the line for the Shanghai Shenhua striker - Ighalo is now the first ever Nigerian to play for the Red Devils after Mikel got close to joining them in 2005 Odion Ighalo has finally ended speculation after completing a six-month loan with an option to buy with Premier League giants Man United. The former Super striker was on hand to finish an agreement with the Premier League giants few minutes before the winter transfer window ended. It will now be United's second top signing during the window after landing Portuguese midfielder from Sporting Lisbon for a fee reported to be around £68million. The 30-year-old will now be the first Nigerian to sign a contract with United with John Mikel Obi being the closest to have completed a move to Old Trafford in 2005. Recommended for you Drama as Portable celebrates Olamide’s birthday with ‘strange’ wall paintin... Ighalo who had vast experience with another top division club Watford will now fill in the void in for injured Marcus Rashford in the Red Devils' attack. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men have been plagued with injury problems with stars including Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay and Rashford. Ighalo had a successful three-year spell with Watford after joining the Hornets from Granada in 2014 on an initial loan deal. He then helped the Vicarage Road outfit gain to promotion into he top flight division in his his first season at the club. Ighalo went on to replicate his form in the Championships in his Premier League debut season, scoring 15 goals. Things did not go well with the Nigerian in 2016/17 campaign under Walter Mazzari, managing to score just once. The 30-year-old then left for the Chinese Super League to join Changchun Yatai for £20million before switching to Shenhua in 2019. PAY ATTENTION: Become a member of the leading sports Facebook group 'Naija Football Fan Zone' Recommended for you "Wow, This is Amazing": Choir sings Ellu P in parts with fantastic harmony,... Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Bruno Fernandes has finally joined Man United and he revealed his international teammate Cristiano Ronaldo inspired his move to Old Trafford. The 25-year-old signed a five-and-half years for a fee believed to be around £68million as completed the move before deadline day. Legit.ng had also reported that Cristiano Ronaldo has once again added another feather in his cap as he has been named the best player in Serie A for the month of January. The Juventus striker has been in blistering form for the defending champions since the New Year scoring seven goals in the league. Sadio Mane doesn't care about worldly things - Liverpool loanee Taiwo Awoniyi| Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Odion Ighalo has finally completed a dream move to Manchester United on a six-month deal - United were able to beat the transfer deadline day to push the deal over the line for the Shanghai Shenhua striker - Ighalo is now the first ever Nigerian to play for the Red Devils after Mikel got close to joining them in 2005 PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng Legit.ng Sadio Mane doesn't care about worldly things - Liverpool loanee Taiwo Awoniyi