Pasting from the transfer forum:
People preferring no player to a loan signing cannot be serious.
'Giving Greenwood minutes instead' is asking for trouble as he is not physically ready for those kinds of stresses and tribulations, and mentally, you should not put that kind of pressure on a kid - sure, play him when he's doing well, but equally, he needs to be handled carefully and rotated in and out of the side. On top of that, Greenwood coming on against tired defences is a far more prudent use of him than going against full-grown men from kick off. He is not a man child, not is he particularly athletic, which is usually the gateway for young prodigies against seasoned adults in the mens' game.
Martial needs rest and rotation, he also needs a foil whilst Rashford is out of the fold. We have nobody in the squad to be that foil, which obviously invites a new striker to take up the baton and be that player.
Ighalo is going to be trying his damnedest here, too. This is literally the opportunity of a lifetime for him as far as football is concerned. He might not be good enough to earn a transfer here, but he will absolutely bust a gut trying. His zest is going to occupy defenders, which in turn gives players behind him more space to work in. We have
zero,
none,
nil,
null enthusiastic off-the-ball runners in the squad without Rashford. Whether Ighalo scores or not, he can contribute to the team by pulling backlines left and right with his work without the ball.
I wouldn't have pulled his name out of any hat for a stand-in striker, but there's nothing to think about with regard to having him here or not.
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Imagine if he comes and tears it up as a man possessed!
Someone mentioned polling to see who people think will score the most out of Ighalo, Martial and Greenwood over the remainder of the season; it could be an interesting race there.