
Fans of English Championship side Middlesbrough have taken to social media to criticize the decision of the club to sign Nigeria international forward Kelechi Iheanacho on loan from Sevilla, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE➤
Iheanacho was presented by the club to the fans yesterday in their game against Sunderland which they lost 2-3 and dropped out of the Championship promotion play off spot.
Fans were critical of the signing of the 28 year old Nigerian citing his decline in the past one year as why he isn’t the ideal signing as they aim to seal a return to the English Premier League.
The fact that Iheanacho didn’t play a single minute in the second half of last season for Leicester City when they returned to the Premier League was part of their bias against his signing, also in Spain his stay was cut short after failing to nail down a permanent shirt and hasn’t scored in nine league games.
His three goals during his stay at the club he joined in the summer on a free transfer came in the Copa Del Rey against teams in the lower division. Coach of the team Michael Carrick had to defend his choice of the Nigerian.
“Obviously delighted Kelechi is joining us. Unfortunately he wasn’t able to be in time for tonight but he’d be an important player for us, have a big impact.
“We have got some good attacking players. We’ll have a good week’s training and settle everyone down again before we go again.” ...CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE➤
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