Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, on Saturday broke previous Chelsea star Victor Moses’transfer record after joining Al Hilal from Al Shabab for EUR5.9 million(about NGN2.7 billion)ib Saturday

. Ighalo’s move to Al Hilal means the previous Manchester United star surpassed the previous record of Moses, another gamer above 30 years old, who moved to Spartak Moscow from Chelsea for EUR5 million in the summer season of 2021.

Ighalo, composing on his confirmed Instagram account, said: “Thank You @AlShababSaudiFC it was a Pleasure.”

The 32-year-old will remain at Al Hilal till June 2023.

Ighalo’s EUR23.3 million transfer to Changchun Yatai was the most costly, including a Nigerian gamer in general till Kelechi Iheanacho’s EUR27.7 million relocate to Leicester City from Manchester City.

Iheanacho’s record was later owned by Victor Osimhen, who moved from Lille to Napoli for about EUR70 million.

On The Other Hand, Al Shabab had actually obstructed Ighalo from representing Nigeria at the continuous 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cameroon.