Leicester City have had an offer of £25m accepted by
Manchester City for striker Kelechi Iheanacho, The Sun reports.
The 20-year-old has fell down the pecking order under
Citizens boss Pep Guardiola, paving the way for the Foxes to lure him to the
King Power Stadium.
According to Sky Sports news, a deal in principle to bring
the Nigeria international to the 2015/16 Premier League champions has been
agreed.
However, there are still contractual issues to sort out
before Craig Shakespeare can show his major coup.
Leicester have beaten West Ham in the race to acquire his
services, with the Hammers hopeful that former City star Pablo Zabaleta could
persuade him to move to London.
Shakespeare believes Iheanacho will form a formidable
partnership with Jamie Vardy upfront, with both forwards blessed with
blistering pace and deadly finishing.
The 2015/16 League Cup winner started just once in 2017
under the former Barcelona boss last season, with Gabriel Jesus and Sergio
Aguero preferred ahead of him.
Still, he managed to bag seven goals in 29 games in all
competitions – a decent return for a player who featured sporadically
throughout the whole campaign.
In his breakthrough season the year before, he netted eight
Premier League goals in 26 games – 14 in all competitions, as he established
himself as one of the most exciting
prospects in the top-flight.
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