Coach of English Premier League leaders Manchester City Pep Guardiola has lifted the lid on why the club decided to allow Kelechi Iheanacho leave the club after his first year in charge.
Guardiola met Iheanacho after his breakthrough season at the club and was pivotal in the striker signing a new deal with improved terms but at the end of the season he was cut loose on the advice of the manager.
He joined Leicester City where after a two years struggle he is finally beginning to match expectations with his form of late earning him the English Premier League player of the month for March.
Leicester City rewarded him with a new deal which will run till the summer of 2024. A move which naturally had people asking why City let him leave in 2017. Guardiola explained before his team’s 2-0 win over Leicester City over the weekend.
“Incredible,” Guardiola said when asked about Iheanacho’s form.
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The quality was there. He was a young player here and I think with Gabriel (Jesus) we didn’t have enough space. He is a fantastic person, we had a good relationship, and I’m glad to see him playing well.”
“He’s playing for the injured Maddison and he links really well with the midfield and he’s good in behind. He’s fast and in the final third he has the right tempo, he is so clear in front of the goal.”
