English Premier League champions, Manchester City have
applied for a work permit for Nigeria youngster Kelechi Iheanacho.
Iheanacho has yet to be capped at full international level
by Nigeria but he has been capped at the U-17 and U-20 levels and City are most
likely to use the special talent argument to get the Home office to grant
Iheanacho the right to ply his trade in the UK.
It was the same argument that helped Chelsea to give Mikel
Obi a contract in 2006 even when by then he was not an established Nigeria
international.
"City have applied for a work permit for Kelechi this
week," one of the player's representatives informed
"We believe he will be granted the chance to play in
England."
Iheanacho was the MVP of last year's FIFA U17 World Cup,
which Nigeria won in fine style with the forward finishing also as the second
leading scorer of the tournament.
Last week, he was called up by Nigeria U23 team with coach
Samson Siasia admitting he is a big fan of the U-17 World Cup winner.
Source:All AFrica
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