Leicester City have completed the signing of striker Kelechi Iheanacho from Manchester City for £25million on a five-year contract.

The 20-year-old Nigeria international Iheanacho, who scored 21 goals in 64 games will wear No 8 and he is expected to get much playing time at his new club.

In an interview with Leicester City portal,the youngster who will stay at his new club until 2021 said:

“It feels good and I’m happy to be part of this team,” he said.

“I know the ambition of the team and speaking with the manager, he let me know what I need to do – to help the team achieve what they want. I was convinced and I’m happy to be here.”

Foxes manager Craig Shakespeare added: “It’s a great signing for us. Kelechi is an enormously talented player that has shown a huge amount of promise at every level in which he’s played.

“We’ve tracked his progress for some time, so we know how much quality he’ll bring to the squad.

“He’s young, he’s hungry, he’s ready for the next stage of his development and I’m delighted that will be with Leicester City.”

Leicester is also home to his fellow Nigeria internationals Wilfred Ndidi and Ahmed Musa and is set to join the team in their pre-season preparations with a friendly at home to German side Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday.

Iheanacho made his Nigeria debut in 2015 and despite his young age, has firmly established himself as a key man for his country. In just 10 appearances, he has scored six times,most recently in a friendly victory over Togo in June.