{"id":29569,"date":"2017-07-28T12:47:55","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T11:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/?p=29569"},"modified":"2017-07-28T13:11:14","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T12:11:14","slug":"iheanacho-set-join-leicester-city-25-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/iheanacho-set-join-leicester-city-25-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Iheanacho Set To Join Leicester City For \u00a325 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho is set to join Leicester City after the Foxes agreed a \u00a325 million deal with Manchester City.<br \/>\nReports just filing in say that the out of favor ex-City goal poacher has been scheduled for medical at the King\u2019s Power Stadium on for Friday.<br \/>\nThe Foxes revealed the Nigeria international had agreed to join the former English champions having endured a tough time at Etihad Stadium.<br \/>\nClub\u2019s vice chairman, Aiyawatt Srivaddha-naprabha claimed that Iheanacho looks set to join his compatriots Ahmed Musa and Wilfred Ndidi having clarified dispute concerning the player\u2019s image right.<br \/>\n\u201cA fee has been agreed, only the medical to go, and it could be as early as Friday,\u2019\u2019 he told BBC Leicester Radio.<br \/>\nThe Super Eagles forward scored four goals in 20 appearances last season, after falling out of favour with Pep Guardiola.<br \/>\nIf he comes through his medical, Iheanacho is expected to pen a four-year deal with the King Power Stadium side.<br \/>\nAlso, he will become Leicester\u2019s fifth signing of the summer following the arrival of Harry Maguire, Sam Hughes, Vicente Iborra and Eldin Jakupovic.<br \/>\nCraig Shakespeare\u2019s men have returned from their Premier League Asia Trophy campaign in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\">Hong Kong,<\/a> and are set for a thread of further pre-season friendlies.<\/p>\n<p>SEE ALSO:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/fraud-villar-resigns-fifa-uefa-arrest\/\">FRAUD: VILLAR RESIGNS FROM FIFA, UEFA AFTER ARREST<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho is set to join Leicester City after the Foxes agreed a \u00a325 million deal with Manchester City. 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