Watford's Odion Ighalo, Barclays Premier League's goal scoring machine with 14 goals - only one goal behind joint top goal scorers, Romelu Lukaku and Jamie Vardy - has put Louis van Gaal on serious alerts with some interesting quotes, giving the Dutch manager, who is in serious need for a top finisher, an option with a winter transfer move.
Putting United on alert
According to Goal.com, the Nigeria international did not rule out a move in the future. Having already played in Spain and Italy, Ighalo does not think he will be heading back to La Liga or Serie A. The former Udinese and Granada player knows that tThere has been speculation from Spain and Italy but I've played there and now want to play in England."
As the winter transfer window is currently open, the Watford man does not think that he "will be moving". But growing as a Manchester United fan, he is not sure what could happen in the future by stating that "but I'm not sure I'd say no if United called. They were my team growing up".
Cole and Yorke are his idols
The striker expressed that former treble winning goal machines, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke, were his childhood idols. "I loved watching Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke on TV. "They were my idols and playing at Old Trafford has always been a dream."
Comparing him to United's strikers
But how does he really compare to Louis van Gaal's main strikers?
| Odion Ighalo | Anthony Martial | Wayne Rooney | |
| Goals Scored | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| Chances Created | 18 | 16 | 21 |
| Shot Accuracy | 61% | 53% | 48% |
| Assists | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Pass Completion | 75% | 77% | 82% |
A transfer move for the striker does not look likely at the moment, but with still a lot of time for the window to shut, Manchester United can lure Ighalo with a move to his childhood Theatre of Dreams.
