Reports from England reveal that the player has completed a £25 million move from City
to the Foxes after passing a medical.
According to sources, the fee makes the
Super Eagles star the most expensive
Nigerian player ever, displacing Odion Ighalo
when he signed for Chinese club Changchun
Yatai for £20m in January.
Meanwhile, the move is the second highest
African transfer fee this season behind
Egyptian international, Mohamed Salah’s
£34.3m move from Italian Serie A side, AS
Roma to Liverpool.
Although the move was delayed by legal
issues over image rights with his former
agents, sources close to the player
confirmed that after passing his medical on
Tuesday, the player signed a five-year
contract with the Foxes.
However, an announcement is only expected
within the next 24-48 hours as the club
wants to tidy up legal details in respect of
his former representatives. It is also
mentioned that the Citizens have inserted a
buy-back option in the contract, which is
reported to be in the region of £50m for
one of Europe’s brightest young footballers.
It is unlikely, but Iheanacho could be
announced in time to be involved in Friday’s
friendly against Borussia Monchengladbach
at the King Power Stadium.
