Kelechi Iheanacho’s agent has confirmed that the Manchester City forward will leave the Etihad to join West Ham “barring any last minute hiccup”, according to his agent.
Reports broke over the weekend that West Ham had tabled a £20million bid for the Nigerian international and a deal now looks close to completion.
The 20-year-old left Nigeria’s training camp over the weekend to fly back to England and finalise his club future.
Iheanacho’s agent is quoted by Own Goal Nigeria as saying:“Talks with West Ham are very advanced I must confess and barring any last minute hiccup he will end up joining them, if not them then any other team in England but not outside England.”
“He is not interested in a move away from England for now. He is two years away from getting his papers as a citizen, so moving away from England at this time is a non-starter particularly as they are interested in him from England.
“That said offers have come in from outside England, but his immediate priority is to stay in England, reasons why the offer from West Ham ticks the right box”
City will look to include a buy-back clause for Iheanacho in any transfer agreement.
If the Hammers were to complete the signing of Iheanacho then the Nigerian would be reunited with former City teammate Pablo Zabaleta, who joined West Ham last week on a free transfer.
Iheanacho broke into the first team at the Etihad in the 2015/16 season where he scored 13 goals in 25 games in all competitions.
However the Nigerian international has found minutes limited since the appointment of Pep Guardiola as the club’s manager, starting just one game for City since the turn of the year.
