Leicester confirm signing of Kelechi Iheanacho on five-year contract

Leicester City have confirmed the signing of Kelechi Iheanacho from Manchester City, who joins the foxes on a five year contract for an undisclosed fee. Fees and terms had been agreed nearly a month previously but a row over image rights held up the transfer until earlier this week.

The foxes announced the news on their twitter feed Thursday.

He’s signed! ?@67Kelechi joins #lcfc on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee: https://t.co/iormp1FlQf#WelcomeKelechi pic.twitter.com/wgZMPpn3tG

— Leicester City (@LCFC) August 3, 2017

Iheanacho joins Leicester after a three year stint in Manchester where he rose through the ranks of the club’s academy system before making his senior debut in 2015.

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Speaking to LCFC 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.

“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.”

Leicester secured Iheanacho’s signature ahead of a number of interested parties, with Tottenham, West Ham United and Monaco all believed to be interested.

Kelechi joins Harry Maguire, Vicente Iborra and Eldin Jakupovic as Leicester’s latest summer signing.