Manchester City striker and West Ham target Kelechi Iheanacho says he wants to stay and fight for his place at the Etihad Stadium next season.
Speaking to the BBC World Football podcast, as reported by the Manchester Evening News, Iheanacho says he is not listening to rumours about him moving away from the club.
When the forward was asked about the chances of him remaining a Manchester City player next season, he was assertive in his answer: “Definitely. I don’t know about that news (about transfers). All I know is that I’m still at Manchester City, I’m still a Manchester City player so all the news that’s going on about teams wanting to buy me, I try not to know about that.”
West Ham had been heavily linked with a move for the Nigerian striker, which could’ve included a buy-back option if City did want to re-sign the player further on in his career.
The Hammers are in the market for a striker after lacking up front last season, with several names once again already being linked with summer moves to the London Stadium.
The striker went on to add: “People will go on holiday and we will see. It’s not only me that hasn’t been playing, there’s other players. The manager rotates the players and squad so that everyone gets game time. So I shouldn’t be complaining that I’m not getting game.
“We are one squad and we are a full squad so everyone is not going to be playing at the same time.”
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