Transfer News: Chelsea to battle Manchester United for Kelechi Iheanacho
According to transfer news from Shoot, Chelsea have been linked with a surprise move for Kelechi Iheanacho. However, the Blues are not the only side after him as Manchester United have also registered an interest in the Leicester City forward.
An academy prospect of Manchester City, Iheanacho spent a season in the U-18 side for them. Within a year, he was promoted to the first team. However, in the presence of a talismanic striker like Sergio Aguero, it was always going to be difficult to get games. In came Gabriel Jesus and that was Iheanacho’s cue to exit the club.
Even at Leicester, Iheanacho had to wait for his chances due to the evergreen Jamie Vardy. In the limited chances he had gotten, he showed the occasional glimpse of talent. All that has changed this season with the Nigerian striker being one of the most in-form players in the country.
Since February, he has scored 12 goals in the league and FA Cup. During that time, he scored a hat-trick against Sheffield United, his brace knocked Man United out of the FA Cup and scored the only goal to sent Leicester into the finals. He has partnered Jamie Vardy well and has covered for his rare off form.
Chelsea have had their problems with forwards in recent seasons, with no striker seemingly being able to nail down a starting berth. Timo Werner looks like an expensive mistake. Olivier Giroud is on the wrong side of 30 and Tammy Abraham is being overlooked.
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While Chelsea have prioritised the signing of Erling Haaland, they could switch their attention to Iheanacho who is on a fiery run of scoring. He is very likely to not cost as much as Haaland but will provide them with a quality option. With United and Arsenal also after the striker, Chelsea will need to move fast.