Leicester completes £25 million Iheanacho transfer

-Nigeria forward, Kelechi Iheanacho moves to Leicester City for £25 million.

-He signed a five year contract with the former EPL champions.

Leicester City have completed the signing of Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho from Manchester City.

The Super Eagles striker has moved to the Foxes for a fee reported to be £25 million, with the 20-year-old signing a five-year deal at the King Power Stadium.

At Man City, Iheanacho played 46 Premier League games and scored 12 goals, but found himself behind Sergio Aguero, Wilfried Bony and the arrival of Gabriel Jesus pushed him further down in the pecking order.

Iheanacho expressed great delight at linking up with the foxes.

“It feels good and I’m happy to be part of this team,” Iheanacho told the club’s official website.

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“I know the ambition of the team and speaking with the manager, he let me know what I need to do – to help the team achieve what they want. I was convinced and I’m happy to be here.
“I was happy speaking with the manager, knowing what the team wants. It gives me more confidence that I will fit in this team and hopefully I’ll achieve a lot.”

Leicester boss Shakespeare also believes that the club have signed one of the best young players in the Premier League.

“It’s a great signing for us,” Shakespeare said. “Kelechi is an enormously talented player that has shown a huge amount of promise at every level in which he’s played.

“We’ve tracked his progress for some time, so we know how much quality he’ll bring to the squad. He’s young, he’s hungry, he’s ready for the next stage of his development and I’m delighted that will be with Leicester City.”