News about Kelechi Iheanacho

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Even the sweetest champagne can cause a painful hangover and despite regaining their Premier League status, Leicester City may all too soon experience the morning after the night before. A season that could end with 100 points and the Championship title is cause for much celebration, but the problem is that the euphoria may not last too long.

Promotion to the Premier League is one of the most lucrative prizes in sport but nobody in the Championship seems to want to claim it. One after another, Leicester, Leeds United and Ipswich have stumbled in recent weeks, allowing Southampton back into the race for automatic promotion when it seemed only three weeks ago that the play-offs were the best they could hope for. Saints are the side with momentum and their clash with Leicester at King Power Stadium on Tuesday looks pivotal. Before that, Leicester have an equally tricky fixture at home to West Brom on Saturday.

Leicester managers believe they are at risk of breaking spending legislation, putting the club in danger of a points deduction in the future. Despite a recent stumble, the Foxes are expected to return to the Premier League right away, although off-field issues appear to cast a pall over the remainder of their campaign. Leicester were dropped from the top flight last season but they are currently in the Championship, but they are still leading the tournament in the final ten games of the season.

Nigeria needed penalties to defeat South Africa, with the Leicester forward scoring the winning spot kick on Sunday in a game marred by controversies. In the 67th minute of what was a close game, William Troost-Ekong led his team from the penalty spot, with South Africa aiming to continue their fairytale tales until the end. Victor Osimhen thought he had won in the 90th minute when he tapped in from close range and wheeled away in celebration, only for Napoli's forward to be barred from his tracks.

AFCON is finally here, following months of rumors over which players will be ruled out of club action for up to four weeks. Following the most recent round of play, the continental tournament will take place from January 13 to February 11, with players having to join their national teams. This year's edition of the Ivory Coast will be held in Senegal, with Senegal as the reigning champions after defeating Egypt on penalties in the 2021 tournament (which took place in 2002).

Leicester defeated Cardiff on Friday, extending their advantage at the top of the Championship table. Enzo Maresca's side is undefeated in their last eight games and has jumped into this match after losing 1-1 with Ipswich on Boxing Day. Kelechi Iheanacho, who has six goals in all competitions this season, was forced to sit out of the game, his first appearance in four games.

WONDERS OF THE PYRAMID: Just like that, we're now in the second half of the Championship season, with tables starting to get more organized, but there is a lot more to play for. With Leicester leading Ipswich Town by six points after the two shared a point each in their Boxing Day blockbuster brawl at Portman Road, the battle for supremacy is heating up. With Southampton chasing down the front-runners just five points behind the Tractor Boys, they will have to look in their rear-view mirrors, with fellow recently promoted Leeds not far behind either.

Both teams have been newly promoted to second class life, with Leicester leading the table and Leeds third. Leicester has seen some of the best football the Championship has ever seen, and the Foxes have won 13 of their 14 matches. Enzo Maresca has had Leicester playing some of the finest football the Championship has ever seen.

RYAN WALKER: Enzo Maresca's first test of faith in the depth of his Leicester team wasn't just payoff; it couldn't have been any better. Six changes were made to key personnel, and the Foxes were still winning. Iheanacho scored in his third game in a row, this time among the starters, as he fired the Foxes in front against an injury-plagued Stoke team that struggled to post much of a match. Fans were not able to recycle the ball with Jannik Vestergaard and Harry Souttar's improved play in recent games, while Ndidi's absence altered the flow that had previously been the key to unlocking opposition teams.

Leicester City regained control of the Championship table after defeating Preston by a 3-0 win over Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall brace and a single kick from Kelechi Iheanacho earned the hosts their fifth straight league victory. Leicester fans are already back in the Premiership after losing back-to-back games and being the only unbeaten team in the division after losing back-to-back games. Enzo Maresca's debut as the dugout chief couldn't have been any better. Nine victories, one strange loss, Jamie Vardy's revival, and everything else is operating as smoothly as the luxury cars that crowd out the players parking lot. If the Championship is billed as the world's biggest division to get out of, the Foxes are a PHD student taking a primary school exam.

LEICESTER 0-1 HULL RYAN WALKER AT THE KP STADIUM: Leicester City's 100 percent winning streak in the Championship came to a disappointing close when Hull stoked the early season pacesetters back to earth in a smash-and-grab victory. If the Foxes were Premier League bound, this result was certainly not one that would put them very far in the English top-flight, as Liam Delap's first-half goal gave the Tigers three points at what remains one of the Championship's toughest grounds to visit. Despite a sea of blue being ready to pounce, the visitor's weren't afraid to show their confidence as they played out from the back with passes between goalkeeper and defense continuing throughout.

Wolves are also in talks with Southampton over a transfer for striker Che Adams, who will leave under the right circumstances. Adams was high on Wolves' wish list after Leicester decided that Leicester's £20 million asking price for Kelechi Iheanacho was too costly, according to Mail Sport on Thursday. Following the Saints' relegation last season, Adams has just one year on his deal and is eager to return to the Premier League. The striker joined Southampton in 2019 and has scored 34 goals for the club in 149 appearances, including the winner over against Sheffield Wednesday in the first day's win earlier this month.

Everton striker Tom Cannon is expected to have a medical at Leicester after the two clubs agreed to a contract worth about £7.5 million. Norwich City and Preston North End had bids for Cannon, whilst Birmingham and Sheffield Wednesday had all been interested in the player on loan. In the Premier League for the Toffees last season, the 20-year-old spent the second half of the season on loan at Deepdale. He scored eight goals in 21 games in the Championship, and Foxes manager Enzo Maresca will hope for the same return as they look to return to the top flight straight from their disappointing start. The forward's arrival at Leicester is likely to cause a striker to miss on deadline day.

In the last two days of the transfer window, Wolves' manager Gary O'Neil is expected to highlight his attacking division. The Southampton forward, who has just one year on his deal, is adored by a number of Premier League clubs and is considered a viable alternative ahead of the market closing on September 1. Wolves have also considered a transfer for Kelechi Iheanacho, but Mail Sport understands that Leicester's asking price for the Nigerian forward was still too high as of Thursday.

Even though the Leicester striker is keen on the change, Crystal Palace's bid to sign Kelechi Iheanacho is'stalling' over his £18 million price tag. The Eagles are looking to bring firepower to their attacking ranks, with the Nigerian being a good option.

With bosses eager to strengthen their squads ahead of Friday's deadline, Premier League clubs have just four days to get through any last-gasp offers in the transfer window. Mohamed Salah's future at Liverpool remains a big talking point ahead of the Egyptian's departure from Anfield in order to join Saudi Pro League giants Al-Ittihad. Although the Saudi Arabian deadline isn't until September 20, Liverpool has less than a week to find a replacement if they want to punish Salah's lucrative move to the Middle East.

Crystal Palace are keen on Leicester striker Kelechi Iheanacho (centre). The Eagles are looking to add firepower to their attacking ranks, and Nigerian Ninja is a viable option. Despite creating a lot of chances on the first day of the season, Palace only scored once against promoted Sheffield United, and Fayoo drew a blank against Arsenal in a 1-0 loss at Selhurst Park on Monday.

After Aaron Ramsey threatened to derail the Foxes' 100 percent record on the season, Cesare Casadei made his Leicester debut with a stoppage-time winner. Casedei, who bought a Chelsea loan, made it four wins out of four for new Foxes boss Enzo Maresco, who was on loan from Chelsea on Wednesday. At the start of a season, no Leicester side had ever achieved such a feat.

Leicester won their second game in a row under new manager Enzo Maresca, Kelechi Iheanacho showed off his Premier League pedigree as Leicester notched up their second victory in two games under new manager Enzo Maresca. The Foxes' journey at the Pirelli Stadium was much more relaxed than those who were made to sweat over their Championship opener against Coventry, as Maresca made seven shifts and watched his side saunter past League One Burton Albion. Leicester was in cruise control from the sixth minute after Dennis Praet and Marc Albrighton joined up for the former to kick out Iheanacho in the six-yard box. To back-heel the visitors into the lead, the unmarked Nigeria striker drew upon the experience of a man with 42 top-flight goals to his name.

The 2023-24 Championship campaign will begin on Friday night after months of preparations, paper work, and planning. Southampton has been relegated to Hillsborough for a match against Sheffield Wednesday in the season opener. After a disappointing campaign last season, the Saints will be hoping to return to the top-flight right away.

Harvey Barnes, an English winger, has agreed to a £38 million transfer to Leicester City. With the departure of Allan Saint Maximin, the 25-year-old will fill the void left in Eddie Howe's side. Following James Maddison's dismissal of the Championship, Leicester are selling off a slew of stars, with Barnes and Kelechi Iheanacho following shortly.

Leicester is set to cash in on several first-team players this summer, with Kelechi Iheanacho expected to Premier League clubs for the right price, while Harvey Barnes is expected to join Newcastle. Some players who may leave in the coming weeks are Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi, Boubakary Soumare, and Timothy Castagne, among those who may leave in the coming weeks.

Iheanacho is one of several Foxes players to leave the club following their relegation from the Premier League, and he will not be left out of offers from the top division. Forest are yet to make a move this transfer window, ending with a slow start to the summer after relocating 29 players in their first season back in the division. However, changes are set to be made, and it's likely that boss Steve Cooper is looking to add to his attacking ranks after his team only scored 38 goals last season.

JOE BERNSTEIN: Only one player in Saturday's Champions League final will be recognized by both groups of supporters in Istanbul. Edin Dzeko, who is 37 years old, is still pivotal to Inter Milan's hopes of causing an upset against Manchester City, a team where he has a lot of affection after assisting them in their first two Premier League titles. Managing Manuel Pellegrini said, 'It wasn't for the money but to give others the chance when Dzeko returned to Roma in 2015, they felt he was the right age to leave in order to give younger strikers like Kelechi Iheanacho the opportunity.' And eight years later, the Bosnian is set to play in the world's biggest club game in what could be his last match for the Nerazzurri as he enters the season.