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Arsenal & Man United leading the pack in £12m transfer race for Premier League goalscorer

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Odion Ighalo

According to reports from The Sun, Arsenal and Manchester United are leading the race to sign Watford striker Odion Ighalo. 

The Nigerian international helped fire the Hornets to the top flight last season with 20 Championship strikes and has continued to find the net consistently this term, notching up 14 goals and three assists in 25 Premier League outings.

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His strike partnership with Troy Deeney has become one of the stories of the season in the Premier League but according to The Sun, Watford have a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ to let the 26-year-old leave Vicarage Road in the summer amid interest from some of Europe’s biggest clubs.

Arsenal and Manchester United are heading the queue but La Liga title-chasers Atletico Madrid are also an option. They’re known to be on the lookout for a new frontman after selling Jackson Martinez to Guangzhou Evergrande last week.

The British tabloid also claim Watford could receive a £12million fee for the 5 foot 11 poacher. But with his contract not set to expire until 2020 and having proved his scoring credentials in the Premie League, This Is Futbol speculate the Hornets probably value Ighalo at considerably more.

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