Iheanacho already impressing at Leicester

Matt Morley 6 years ago 821
Kelechi Iheanacho has been praised by Wes Morgan and Craig shakespeare. AFP

Leicester City new boy Kelechi Iheanacho seems to be having a big impact at the club following his £25million move from Manchester City, with Foxes boss Craig Shakespeare and captain Wes Morgan both full of praise for the youngster.

The Nigerian made his debut against Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday and came off the bench to set up Jamie Vardy's winner before being withdrawn through injury.

However, he's now back in training and Morgan is confident that the youngster will score goals for the club, if his sharp finishing in training is anything to go by.

"He's a very, very good player. He's sharp and quick and he's definitely got an eye for goal," Morgan said.

"We did a round-robin tournament today and he was on my team. He popped up with some great goals from impossible positions, which is refreshing.

"It's good to see someone with that knowhow, someone with a different acuteness that adds something to the team.

"I think he'll come and do a great job for us."

Shakespeare was also full of praise for the 20-year-old. "He's young, he's a good goalscorer, you see that he can link play up, his all-around game," said Shakespeare. "He's only going to get better."

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