The hope of Kelechi Iheanacho leaving Leicester City to a team where he will enjoy regular run of games has taken a big hit with the second placed Premier League team demanding for a fee of £35m for the Nigerian.
Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal that Iheanacho has offers from teams in and outside England following the commencement of the January transfer window but Leicester City are not willing to let him leave on a cheap.
The Foxes have rejected two bids from clubs who want the 22 year old on an initial loan deal with the option of signing him permanently but they are keen on letting him leave permanently and not on loan.
Any club wishing to have Iheanacho must meet the demand of Leicester City with a loan deal but it must carry a clause with obligation to buy next summer for a fee in the region of £35m. That has kept teams away from pushing to sign him in January.
Leicester City are demanding that high a fee as Manchester City, the immediate past club of the Nigeria international are due 15 percent from his sale. It was part of the agreement that saw him join them two seasons ago.
The percentage due to City is why Leicester want a fee that is that high as it will enable them to recoup a part of the £25m they paid for his services when he joined them. So far his time at the club has not been good as expected but he is finally finding his range.
He has scored five goals from just seven goals this season and he could be set for an extended run in the team following the unavailability of top scorer Jamie Vardy who has missed the last two games of the club.
Pius James
