Over the past year, former Shenhua foreign player Ighalo has regained his goal-scoring feelings. Joining Riyadh youth, Ighalo scored 22 goals in 32 games and scored a very high goal rate. According to the latest news, Riyadh Crescent is ready to bring in Ighalo from Riyadh Youth to enhance the team's forward attack.
In February 2017, Ighalo joined Changchun Yatai for a transfer fee of £20 million. In the 2018 Chinese Super League season, Changchun Yatai was unexpectedly relegated, but Ighalo scored 21 goals, second only to Wu Lei, who scored 27 goals. At the beginning of 2019, under the recommendation of Flores, Shenhua introduced Ighalo from Changchun Yatai. However, after coming to Shenhua, Ighalo did not have a very brilliant performance. A year later, he went on loan to Manchester United. At the beginning of 2021, Ighalo, who returned to Shenhua at the end of his loan period, quickly completed his contract with Shenhua and joined The Young People of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
Wearing his debut in a Riyadh youth shirt, Ighalo scored. During his one year of play, Ighalo scored a total of 22 goals for the team. In the 2021-22 Saudi League season, which began in August last year, Ighalo remained full-time in the 18 league rounds that have been played, scoring 12 goals and being the team's top scorer. At present, riyadh youth team with a record of 9 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses, ranking 3rd in the league table, just 1 point away from the 2nd place Riyadh victory. The top two in the Saudi League qualified directly for the AFC Champions League, with the 3rd place qualifying for the AFC Champions League play-offs.
In order to help Riyadh youth team compete in the league, Ighalo also passed up the opportunity to represent the Nigerian national team in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Ighalo's outstanding performance has also won him many invitations, and Riyadh Crescent, who is currently 4th in the Saudi league, is fully committed to bringing him in. According to Space Sports, Riyadh Crescent has reached an agreement with Riyadh youth, and Ighalo will soon join Riyadh Crescent.