Leicester City and Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho has signed a new contract with Leicester City to keep him at the club till 2024, the club confirmed.
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— Leicester City (@LCFC) April 3, 2021Iheanacho, 24, joined Leicester from Manchester City in 2017 and is enjoying the best form of his Leicester City career. He scored seven times in his last four appearances and that earned him the Premier League’s Player of the Month award for March.
“I can’t express how I’m feeling. I’m excited, I’m happy, I’m overwhelmed! It’s a great moment and I’m happy that Leicester City gave me a new contract,” Iheanacho said on his new contract.
“It’s been a great time here. It’s not been easy, but there’s a lot of people here that are good people, great people to work with. They are nice people and they make me feel comfortable and welcome since I came in.
“It’s been really great being here. It’s like a family. I’m happy being here and hopefully I can stay here many more years.”
He has made 117 appearances for City in all competitions, scoring 32 goals and would have a chance to continue his recent form when Leicester host his former club Manchester City today.
He is a full Nigerian international and has 31 caps and has scored nine goals having also represented the country at U17 and U20 levels.
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