From Bolaji Oyegunle, London Super Eagles and Watford striker Odion Ighalo is a £12 million target for Spanish giants Atletico Madrid.
Ighalo, 26, has been a huge success in Watford’s impressive start to the campaign and has caught the eye of Atletico scouts.
Nigeria forward Ighalo has already scored 14 goals and Atletico have watched him at least five times this season and are ready to make a summer move.
Atletico are looking for a new striker this summer as Jackson Martinez has been a huge flop since his £25m move from Porto in the summer.
Martinez has even been linked with a loan move to Tottenham and Chelsea with Atletico keen to offload the 29-year-old.
The Spanish club has a good relationship with Udinese who are also owned by the Pozzo family who have bankrolled Watford’s remarkable rise.
Atletico are confident that they could land Ighalo after making enquiries to his representatives and they are hopeful of doing a £12m deal in the summer.
Watford will be determined not to sell as Ighalo has formed a lethal partnership with Troy Deeney .
