Kelechi Iheanacho closes in on £25m move to Leicester as Manchester City striker undergoes his medical... but Etihad club agree £50m buy-back
- Kelechi Iheanacho has fallen out of favour at Man City and will leave this summer
- Leicester City are set to pay £25million for the 20-year-old Nigerian striker
- Iheanacho is due at Leicester's Belvoir Drive base on Tuesday for his medical
- Forward scored 21 times in all competitions for City in his time at the club
Striker Kelechi Iheanacho has undergone his Leicester City medical on Tuesday ahead of a £25million move from Manchester City to the King Power Stadium.
The 20-year-old Nigerian has agreed personal terms with the Foxes and has now headed to Belvoir Drive to complete the move in the next 24 hours.
A deal has been in the pipeline for a number of weeks, but there was a dispute to settle between his old agents and new representatives. And his current side had to agree a £50m buy-back clause with Leicester.
Kelechi Iheanacho is undergoing a medical at Leicester ahead of a £25m deal
Pep Guardiola used the striker sparingly last season and will allow him to leave this summer
That has now been resolved, and a buy-back clause figure has been agreed between the two clubs so the deal can proceed.
Iheanacho joined Manchester City's academy at the start of 2014, before breaking through to the first team a year later.
He scored his first senior goal against Crystal Palace at the start of the 2015-16 season, going on to net 14 times in all competitions.
Last season saw him score seven times and Pep Guardiola has agreed to let the 20-year-old move on.
Leicester, who also want to add another centre back, are still pondering a second bid for 20-year-old Coventry City striker George Thomas.
Iheanacho joined City's academy in January 2014, and went on to score in a Manchester derby
Leicester are also considering a second bid for 20-year-old Coventry striker George Thomas
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