ODION IGHALO was spotted leaving the Lowry Hotel on Thursday as staff were told not to worry despite the striker being “quarantined” amidst coronavirus fears. The former Watford star, 30, has been kept separate from his new Manchester United team-mates after arriving from China in January. Ighalo signed on loan from Shanghai Shenhua until the […]
ODION IGHALO was spotted leaving the Lowry Hotel on Thursday as staff were told not to worry despite the striker being “quarantined” amidst coronavirus fears.
The former Watford star, 30, has been kept separate from his new Manchester United team-mates after arriving from China in January.
Ighalo signed on loan from Shanghai Shenhua until the end of the season in a bid to solve Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s injury crisis up front.
Since joining United, though, fears over coronavirus have grown, with “super-spreaders” popping up all over the world, including in the UK.
But now, sources at the Lowry Hotel have revealed Ighalo’s exclusion from the winter break training camp in Spain was merely a precaution and there is nothing to worry about.
On Thursday evening, Ighalo was spotted leaving the hotel and heading to training in a bid to stay match-fit.
However, his session did NOT take place at Carrington, with Ighalo instead sent off to another facility, partnered with a personal trainer.
The rest of the Man Utd squad have been enjoying a warm-weather training camp in Marbella during the Premier League’s first-ever winter break.
Ighalo did not join his team-mates due to border restrictions placed on travellers who have been in China for the past 14 days.
United were concerned UK immigration could tighten border restrictions after the World Health Organisation upgraded the coronavirus outbreak to a global emergency.
So in Manchester Ighalo remained in what the club called “simply a precautionary measure as the situation continues to be monitored”.
The Nigerian striker could even be in line to start against Chelsea on Monday night.
Earlier this week, Solskjaer confirmed: “We want to integrate him as quickly as we can because he is desperate to play for us.
“He is going to travel with us [to Stamford Bridge]. We will just see on his fitness work this week and I think we will get him sharp.”
