Kelechi Iheanacho: Leicester ambition convinced me

Published on: 05 August 2017

Leicester City signing Kelechi Iheanacho is delighted with his move from Manchester City.

Leicester have completed the signing of Iheanacho from City for £25million on a five-year contract.

The Nigerian stated: "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 Craig Shakespeare backed Iheanacho, who scored 12 Premier League goals in 46 City appearances, to push on from his promising displays in Manchester and become one of the division's most dangerous marksmen.

"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."

Source: tribalfootball.com

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