NIGERIAN ABROAD: Leicester City Willing To Part Ways With Iheanacho To Raise Transfer Funds

BY: OLATOYE OLAWALE 

Leicester City are reportedly willing to listen to offers for Kelechi Iheanacho in order to fund their pursuit of in-demand £40m Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard.

According to the Daily Mail, the Foxes will listen to offers for the Nigeria international 23-year-old who joined Leicester from Manchester City in 2017 and has been used predominantly from the bench by manager Brendan Rodgers. 

Iheanacho joined Leciester from English Premier League rivals Manchester City in 2017 for around £25 million and scored 10 goals in 26 appearances across all competitions this season, despite being used mostly as a bench player. 

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Aston Villa are reportedly amongst those interested in signing Iheanacho after they narrowly avoided relegation back to the Championship.

Celtic are reportedly demanding around £40 million for Edouard who worked under Rodgers in Scotland.

In total, Iheanacho has scored 20 goals in 89 games in his time at King Power Stadium. The Super Eagles forward has seven goals in 23 appearances for Nigeria.

 

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