Nigerian wonderkid Kelechi Iheanacho will sign a deal with Manchester City, according to the player's father.
Iheanacho
was named the best player at November's Under-17s World Cup after
scoring six goals, including one in the final, as his country triumphed
in the United Arab Emirates.
He has since been linked in his homeland with moves to Porto and Chelsea
but his father, James, claims that the Etihad Stadium will be his next
destination.
"As I am talking to you, I have chosen in my mind that Kelechi is going to Manchester United," he told Super Sport's
'Monday Night Football', before appearing to correct himself by saying:
"I have told you that he is going to Manchester City."
Iheanacho senior later confirmed to MTNFootball.com
that the player's family made a joint decision on where he would go in a
meeting on Monday night. "We prayed [on Monday] and, after due
consultations with family members, we came up with Manchester City,
believing he has a future there," he explained. "That is where he will
be uplifted."
The young striker had been declared missing by his
father on Friday after he had left his home in Owerri without alerting
his family but returned early on Monday morning before a decision on his
future was made.
James has been integral in his son's fledgling
career, with rumours that he had valued the starlet at €1 million
(£840,000), though he denied those claims, declaring: "No, those people
are my enemies. I never said that."
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