Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers reserved special praise for Kelechi Iheanacho after the striker penned a contract extension at the club, reports Completesports.com.
The Nigeria international signed a new contract that will see him stay at the Stamford Bridge until 2024 on Saturday.
Iheanacho has been in blistering form for the Foxes in recent weeks scoring five goals in his last four appearances for the club.
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“Since he has come into the team he has just been fantastic. I am delighted for him because he is such a conscientious guy, such an honest guy, and as you can see now, a very talented player,” Rodgers told Sky Sports.
“If you think of his journey, he has been the young player at Manchester City after being the player of the tournament at the Under-17 World Cup. He breaks in, scores some goals, but there are gifted players ahead of him so it is difficult to get that game time.
“He then makes a move to Leicester where he has Jamie Vardy here, one of the top strikers in the Premier League. Plus, you have the adaptation of leaving Manchester City and coming to another club so that is always going to take that bit of time.
“I know when I came here that there were probably times when there were grumbles if he was playing but he has very quickly won over people. That is just through hard work, resilience and talent. What you are seeing is a young player at the top of his game.”
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The Nigeria international signed a new contract that will see him stay at the Stamford Bridge until 2024 on Saturday. OH MY GOD NIGEERIA WILL NOT KILL ME … WHICH ONE IS Stamford Bridge AGAIN FOR A Leicester City PLAYER … IN FACT AM DONE… CHANGE ADMIN BIKO COMPLETE SPORTS
I don’t think they have news editor who checks these things before they are posted. Their errors are becoming too many. I was also wondering “Stanford Bridge” with Leicester