Mechelen Gun For Iheanacho A new twist has come to the unfolding career saga of last years FIFA U-17 World Cup most valuable player, Kelechi Iheanacho, as top Belgian club, KV Mechelen are reportedly in the hunt for his signature. Information in this regard has been provided which stated Monday that Mechelen are leading the race to sign Iheanacho, who has been training in the USA, while awaiting a professional contract with Manchester City of England. The product of Ade Football Academy of Owerri, Imo State has been training with MLS side Columbus Crew since the start of September, but may now be on his way to Belgium, which used to be the haven of Nigeria’s foreign-based legion of players. Iheanacho is now billed to follow the footsteps of current Super Eagles handler, Stehen Keshi and his assistant, Daniel Amokachi as well as the like of ex- internationals, Victor Ikpeba and Sunday Oliseh, who all made their breakthrough into top-flight soccer cutting their teeth in the Belgian Jupiler League. Interestingly,our source reports further that Iheanacho is even now already awaiting the outcome of his entry visa application at the Belgian Embassy in the United States before heading to Antwerp to join Mechelen. At Mechelen, the 18-year-old precocious player will reunite with fellow-Golden Eaglets revelation, another Manchester City trainee, Chidiebere Nwakali, who has also agreed to join The Yellow Reds on loan from the English Premier League champions. Ahead of Iheanacho’s expected arrival, Nwakali is already in Mechelen, as he was issued a Belgian visa last Friday, and departed the shores of the country on Sunday, while it appears like his colleague’s proposed move to Columbus hit a brick wall.
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 06:23:48 +0000
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