Kelechi Iheanacho Joins Leicester City

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By Emmanuel Ike
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English Premier League side, Leicester City has completed the signing of Super Eagles forward, Kelechi Iheanacho from Manchester City.

The club confirmed the signing of the 20-year-old, Imo State born star on their official Twitter handle on Thursday.

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The Super Eagles striker who will wear the No 8 shirt this season was unveiled at the King Power Stadium on Thursday.

The club in a Tweet said: “Kelechi joins Leicester City on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.”

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An official statement on Leicester’s website reads: “Leicester City Football Club has completed the signing of striker Kelechi Iheanacho from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee.

“The 20-year-old Nigeria international has put pen-to-paper on a contract to 2022 and becomes the fourth exciting addition to Craig Shakespeare’s squad ahead of the new campaign.

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“Iheanacho will wear the squad no.8 and joins fellow Nigeria internationals Wilfred Ndidi and Ahmed Musa among the Leicester City ranks, as the team continue their pre-season preparations with a friendly at home to German side Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday night.

“The striker, who is regarded as one of the most promising young talents in the Premier League, could make his first appearance in City colours at King Power Stadium in City’s final pre-season fixture.”

Speaking to Leicester TV, Iheanacho said: “It feels good and I’m happy to be part of this team. 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.

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“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 City manager Shakespeare added: “It’s a great signing for us. 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.”

The 20-year-old Nigerian international scored 12 times in the Premier League with 46 appearances (12 starts) while he has 21 goals in 64 games (20 starts) in all competitions for Manchester City.

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