ODION IGHALO will not be leaving Watford for Manchester United in January, claims team-mate Troy Deeney.
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| Odion Ighalo and Troy Deeney are both staying put at Watford |
The Nigeria international put United fans on red alert this week by admitting his desire to one day join Manchester United.
He has been in sensational form this term with 14 goals to his name already, and revealed it would be 'hard to turn down' a move to Old Trafford.
"There has been speculation from Spain and Italy but I've played there and now want to play in England," Ighalo told The Sun.
"I don't think I will be moving but I'm not sure I'd say no if United called.
"They were my team growing up. I loved watching Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke on TV. They were my idols and playing at Old Trafford has always been a dream."
However Deeney, who has also been linked with a big-money move to Arsenal this week, has said there is no danger of Ighalo leaving in the current transfer window.
"I think his comments [about United] were taken out of context a little bit," he told talkSPORT.
"He isn’t going to leave in January. The manager and the owner have made that clear - I have just seen him at the school run and he is in no rush to go anywhere any time soon."
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