Ighalo snubs Lewandowski, Haaland, Mbappe, names Real Madrid star as the world’s best

The previous Manchester United ahead has been one of many most interesting finishers in Saudi Arabia however he recognises one other who has been on high of his recreation for membership and nation

Nigeria and Al Hilal ahead Odion Ighalo has hailed France and Actual Madrid striker Karim Benzema as the very best striker on the planet.

Benzema has usually been talked about in the identical breath as among the world’s elite strikers in Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, Manchester Metropolis’s Erling Haaland, PSG’s Kylian Mbappe, and Portugal’s megastar Cristiano Ronaldo.

However the former Lyon ace had an unforgettable 2022, serving to Actual Madrid win La Liga, the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Tremendous Cup.

Benzema then topped all of it with a number of particular person honours together with the UEFA Males’s Participant of the 12 months, the Golden Participant Man Award, the UEFA Champions League Participant of the Season, and in the end the Ballon d’Or.

And Ighalo believes that’s sufficient proof to again the claims that the 35-year-old is best than his friends within the enterprise.

“For me, for the time being, he’s the very best striker [in the world],” Ighalo informed FIFA.

“He’s been unimaginable over the past two years. I’m very completely satisfied that he’s been successful awards.”

Ighalo loves targets

Ighalo has additionally not been a slouch in entrance of aim with the previous Manchester United star ending the 12 months amongst Nigeria’s most prolific goalscorers in 2022.

This season, Ighalo has already smashed in eight targets in 12 video games for the Al-Hilal and the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations high scorer confesses that scoring targets carry him a whole lot of pleasure.

“I’m completely satisfied. Strikers take pleasure in targets,” Ighalo mentioned.

“Typically the targets don’t come, however I work arduous and provides my greatest to contribute. It’s a crew effort. My goal is to assist the crew win, to assist the crew maintain progressing. Typically I rating targets, typically I don’t, however I’m completely satisfied so long as we’re successful.

“As a striker although, you need to rating targets to spice up your confidence. I attempt to get a aim in each recreation I play. If not, I attempt to present an help. However in the end, so long as my crew wins, I’m completely satisfied.”

Ighalo joined Al-Hilal SFC for €2.90m in January 2022 from rivals Al-Shabab and led the Asian Galacticos to the league title.