Odion Ighalo has been given the No 25 pullover at Manchester United.
Ighalo finished a stunning cutoff time day move for the Red Devils, who marked him on a six-month credit de from Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.
Ighalo was edgy to join his fantasy club in the wake of finding their advantage and figured out how to sign for the Premier League club in spite of being in China while talks were held.
The 30-year-old landed in Manchester on Sunday and is set to meet with his new partners during the United's winter break in Marbella.
It will be two weeks before Ighalo can be completely in the Manchester United Squad when Ole Gunnar Solksjaer's group face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on February 17.
Presently, According to MySportDab sources, Ighalo has been given the No 25 pullover for his half year credit at Old Trafford.
There were not many numbers accessible for Ighalo up to 30, with the No 25 shirt worn by Antonio Valencia the previous summer.
Other number accessible open for Ighalo were 7, 12, 11, 16, 19, 28, 27 and 30.
25 is a mainstream shirt number in Nigeria because of the unmistakable quality Nigeria legend Nwankwo Kanu gave it during his time at Arsenal during the 1990s.
Ighalo has worn the No 25 pullover before during his time at Granada however has worn the No 9 shirt since playing in China from 2016.
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