Manuel Pellegrini has been chasing the teenager for some weeks now but the Etihad Stadium side are tying up a work permit for the 17 year old forward after Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain used their contacts in Spain to set up training facilities for the starlet marksman prior to his official move to the Premier League club.
Goal revealed last week that a £250,000 transfer fee has been agreed for Iheanacho, with a further £300,000 being paid to the Taye Academy in Owerri and £350,000 to the youngster’s father.
Kelechi Iheanacho was a huge success at last summer’s FIFA Under 17 World Cup, finishing the tournament as the top scorer as Nigeria won the title down chiefly to the six goals he netted in seven matches.
Clearly the youngster will not be figuring in first team action for some time but when he is primed and ready to do so he will have to fight his way past the likes of Sergio Aguero, Alvaro Negredo, Edin Dzeko, Stevan Jovetic and John Guidetti for a spot in Pellegrini’s side.
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