Kelechi Iheanacho
Manchester City and Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho is close to
completing his £25m move to Leicester City after he had his medicals
on Tuesday.
The 20 year old is expected to finalise his deal to the King Power
Stadium in the next 24 hours.
He has had a remarkable career in the Premier League since he joined
Manchester City after his stellar performance in the 2013 FIFA U17
World Cup. During his time at the Etihad he scored 21 goals with seven
assists to his name.
He was brought into the first team squad during Manuel Pellegrini's
stint as manager, and he initially enjoyed game time in the first
stanza of Pep Guardiola's time as manager. But following the arrival
of Gabriel Jesus in January, he struggled for game time. And he
seldom made the match day squad after that.
Guardiola confirmed during Man City's pre-season tour of the United
States that Iheanacho would be joining Leicester City.
Man City are reportedly confident that he would turn out good at the
King Power Stadium that they would be including a buy back clause in
his contract worth in the region of £50m.
His departure from Man City is good news for the long term fortunes of
the Super Eagles. Additional game time at the King Power stadium would
only improve him as a player. As he has the potential to go further in
his development. His goals to chance ratio is one of the best in the
Premier League despite his limited playing time at the Etihad Stadium.
More game time means Nigeria would be getting a player who is both
match fit, on form and sharp whenever he is called upon. Especially
with the double header World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon coming up
in September.
Furthermore with Wilfred Ndidi and Ahmed Musa already in the books of
Leicester City, settling down shouldn't be much of an issue, as he has
follow Super Eagles team mates who can put him under their wings,
which would only aid his adaptation at the home of the 2016 Premier
League champions.
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