.Chinese club table £38million
Watford striker, Odion Ighalo is on hot demand as West Brom are keen to replace him with Saido Berahino.
According to reports, West Brom’s offer sits between £10m and £11m, while Watford want in excess of £15m for the Nigerian.
Talksport.com also reports that Watford’s owners, the Pozzo family, are keen to postpone the sale until the summer window.
Meanwhile, the Dailymirror reports that Ighalo could be set to join Carlos Tevez at Shanghai Shenhua in £38million deal.The Chinese club, managed by former Brighton boss Gus Poyet, are in ongoing talks with the
Hornets star and rivals Hebei China are also prepared to pay Ighalo £200,000-per-week
Shanghai Shenhua made a blockbuster £38m offer for Ighalo after his blistering start to last
season helped him finish 2015 with 30 goals during the calendar year.
And talks between Gus Poyet’s Shanghai Shenhua, who have just made £615,000-a-week Carlos Tevez
the world’s best paid player, and Watford have been revived and are ongoing.
Hebei China were also keen on Ighalo a year ago with both clubs willing to pay him £200,000.
The Chinese transfer window doesn’t close until February 28. But Watford would want a deal tied
up in time for them to find a replacement before next Tuesday’s deadline.