Kelechi Iheanacho’s completed his highly anticipated move to Leicester City on Thursday in a move that could prove to be a great transfer for Draft Fantasy Football players.
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Having signed for the Foxes in a £25 million deal, the 20-year-old Nigerian now has a lot of value in Draft Fantasy Football.
Indeed, the Telegraph report that City insisted on a buy-back option of £50 million, which suggests that the club still see a future for him at the Etihad Stadium.
They Manchester outfit believe that he has the potential to become a world-class goalscorer, but they have simply been unable to offer him regular first-team football at the Etihad Stadium.
He has played in 46 matches for the senior side since joining the club as a 17-year-old and proven himself to be a good Premier League player already.
The Nigerian international will be a contender for signing of the summer and it will be intriguing to see how he fares at the King Power Stadium.
What will he offer Leicester City?
Leicester have a good group of strikers already and they will be hoping that Iheanacho improves them further when it comes to goal threat.
Jamie Vardy has been the main goal-scorer for the club in recent seasons, but the Nigerian will come in and share the load when it comes to putting the ball in the net.
His Premier League record is impressive as he has averaged a goal every 106.75 minutes. This could be skewed by his limited game-time as he rarely starts, but it underlines how good he can be in front of goal.
Iheanacho is an intelligent player in the final third and regularly takes up the correct positions in order to increase the possibility of him scoring.
A lot of his goals were tap-ins at Manchester City and although they might not appear impressive, they show that he understands how to be effective and cause most problems for the opposition.
What does this mean for Draft Fantasy?
The Nigerian will quickly move to the top of the list when it comes to second strikers in Draft Fantasy Football.
Despite the likelihood of increased playing time, Iheanacho isn’t a top tier Premier League striker, therefore it isn’t worth taking him as a first option, but he is certainly good enough to play a supporting role to a high-profile centre forward.
The Foxes are a team that create chances and they are regarded as one of the best sides not in the top six. He is likely going to score goals and could even reach the 15-mark if everything goes to plan.
Another thing to consider with this transfer is what it means for the existing pool of attackers at Leicester.
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Jamie Vardy is still going to play regularly, but he may get fewer chances to score with Iheanacho in the team, as the Nigerian is a poacher and more likely to take up goal-scoring positions.
Meanwhile, the likes of Leonardo Ulloa, Shinji Okazaki and Islam Slimani now all look un-ownable as they will be further down the pecking order.
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