Manchester City are tying up a work permit for Nigerian wonderkid, Kelechi Iheanacho.
The 17-year-old is set to join the Blues after starring in the Under-17 World Cup last summer, but it has proved to be a complex deal.
Iheanacho won the Golden Ball for the tournament’s best player as his homeland won the U-17s finals in the UAE this summer.
He scored six goals in seven matches – including one in Nigeria’s victory over Mexico in the final and four in one match against the same opposition in the group phase – and also provided seven assists.
Manuel Pellegrini has been chasing the teenager for some weeks now but the Etihad Stadium side are tying up a work permit for the 17 year old forward after City backroom duo of Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain used their contacts in Spain to set up training facilities for the starlet marksman prior to his official move to the Premier League club.
Kelechi Iheanacho was a huge success at last summer’s FIFA Under 17 World Cup, finishing the tournament as the top scorer as Nigeria won the title down chiefly to the six goals he netted in seven matches.
Clearly the youngster will not be figuring in first team action for some time but when he is primed and ready to do so he will have to fight his way for a spot in Pellegrini’s side.
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