The Nigerian star Ighalo who has been amazing in China ended as the second highest goal scorers last season. However, he team was still relegated and it became obvious that he has to leave the team.
In January, his agent told him of a loan deal from Barcelona and he instantly rejected it and why??
Ighalo has recently revealed why he rejected the deal claiming that he was better than what he was being offered. He said:
“My agent spoke to me about a loan interest from Barcelona. The club wanted a striker with La Liga experience and someone who understands Spanish football,”
“It was meant to be a six-month loan and strictly as a back-up striker. It was nice to hear that Barcelona were interested and any footballer would be more than happy to take it.
.“But with due respect I had just finished as the second top scorer in China with 21 goals, I deserve better and didn’t want to be a short-term player somewhere.
“We rejected it, it was an easy decision to make and I chose to stay in China by joining Shanghai Shenhua on a longer contract,”.
