According to reports in The Sun, Leicester City are reportedly ready to cash in on out of favour striker Kelechi Iheanacho this month, and Southampton fans have urged their club to make a move for the Nigeria international.
The Foxes only signed the 21-year-old in a £25m deal from Manchester City during the summer, but he has struggled to make an impact at the King Power Stadium and has scored just one goal in 13 appearances in all competitions – the majority of which have come from the substitutes’ bench.
The centre-forward, who The Sun claims is earning £115,000-a-week at the east Midlands outfit, wasn’t even handed a rare start when Claude Puel’s men faced League One side Fleetwood Town in the FA Cup on Saturday, and the club could be forced to take a loss on him if he is sold.
Southampton fans were quick to have their say on the Nigerian via social media, and while one said he is “just the sort of player we need”, another said “if we’re going to spend £20m on someone I’d rather it was him than Walcott”.
Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…
