International striker would seriously consider Newcastle move – report

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Newcastle United have reportedly set sights on Odion Ighalo ahead of the January transfer window.

According to Sky Sports, the Nigeria international is one of several strikers on the Magpies radar.

Ighalo has previously played in the Premier League with Watford and Manchester United.

At present, the 32-year-old is playing for Al Shabab in Saudi Arabia.

Ighalo is the joint top scorer in the Saudi Professional League this season with nine goals.

He moved to the Middle East from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua in February.

This was after Ighalo’s loan deal at Old Trafford came to an end earlier this year.

There’s also an additional boost for Newcastle regarding the striker.

Sky Sports claims Ighalo would seriously consider a move if the Magpies make contact.

Ighalo scored 40 goals in 100 appearances for Watford between 2014 and 2017.

He then netted five times in 23 games for United during his year-long stint at the club.

In addition, Ighalo has played 36 times for Nigeria and has scored 16 goals.

He initially retired from Super Eagles duty after the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019.

However, Ighalo came out of international retirement in November.

He played 78 minutes in the World Cup qualifying draw against Cape Verde.