Motivation for Iheanacho as Leicester City set to reward him with new contract
Leicester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, has been motivated as he prepares to face Benin Republic in the AFCON qualifier with the news of a new deal at the King Power Stadium.
According to the UK Sun, Iheanacho is ready to put pen to paper on a bumper new deal this summer to commit his future to City.
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The Super Eagles forward has been in impressive form stepping up to take the goalscoring burden from Jamie Vardy in recent weeks, having netted seven goals in his last four games.
That includes a hat trick against Sheffield United and a brace in the FA Cup quarter final against Manchester United in his last two appearances.
Given his recent goalscoring prowess, itβs perhaps no surprise to see City move quickly to secure his future, especially with the player having just over one year left on his current deal.
Former Leicester City star Riyad Mahrez has explained how memories from his time at the King Power Stadium led to him make a decision over his shirt number at Manchester City.
Mahrez left City in the summer of 2018 for a fee of around Β£60 million, after three-and-a-half years at the club.
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The Algerian was a key member of Cityβs 2015/16 Premier League title-winning squad, scoring 17 goals and providing a further 10 assists in his 37 league appearances that season. His performances under Claudio Ranieri led to him being named the PFA player of the season as City went onto finish 10 points ahead of their nearest competitors.
Mahrez spent a further two seasons as a City player, playing in the Champions League the following campaign.
He completed his move to the Etihad almost three years ago, having pushed for the transfer.
But the 30-year-old did keep one thing from his time at the King Power Stadium , by continuing to wear the 26 shirt, the squad number he donned at Leicester.