Iheanacho to leave Leicester City after rejecting a new contract proposal

Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho is set to quit newly promoted EPL side Leicester City after rejecting a new contract proposal and will leave on free when his contract expires on the 30th of June.

Iheanacho has not been much involved in the latter stages of the season, having 22 league games played in total, only 10 of them as a starter. He has scored 5 goals this season.

There was a lot of speculation last summer about Kelechi leaving the club. A move to Turkey and Besiktas looked done, but it never happened. Galatasaray and Fenerbahce also had an interest, but his contract at Leicester could probably not be matched.

Aston Villa is said to be keen on a move for Kelechi, who then most certainly will be playing Champions League football next season as well as being with a club that has huge ambitions and are said to see Iheanancho as a second striker and a possible back up for Ollie Watkins.

He joined Leicester from Man City back in 2017, for a fee of £25million. His services to Leicester have to be rated as a 10, being loyal and professional in every aspect.

 In stiff competition with Jamie Vardy, Shinji Okazaki, Patson Daka, and Islam Slimani, he has for long periods been on the fringe.

A move to Aston Villa would probably be a challenge, but Unai Emery will give him loads of opportunities and of course play him in other positions as the main striker, as we have seen him also doing well in flank positions for Nigeria.

Iheanacho is on a total of 231 official games for Leicester, scoring 61 goals. A grand tally when you look it. To get the news of this departure was no surprise, as he had not been eager to sign a new deal earlier on.