Kelechi Iheanacho: Sevilla Terminates Super Eagles Forward’s Contract on Deadline Day
- Spanish club Sevilla and Kelechi Iheanacho have mutually agreed to part ways after a year together
- Iheanacho joined Sevilla as a free agent last summer but struggled to settle in at the La Liga club
- The Super Eagles star has received an offer from a Scottish club manager by one of his former coaches
Spanish club Sevilla has mutually terminated Kelechi Iheanacho’s contract, and he is in line to reunite with his former manager in Scotland.
Iheanacho joined Sevilla as a free agent in the summer of 2024 after running down his Leicester City contract, but failed to settle in at the La Liga club.
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He was one of the three Nigerian players who joined the club that summer, alongside Chidera Ejuke and Akor Adams, both of whom are still with the club.
Senior man, as he is fondly referred to, failed to adapt at the club. He played 11 games and scored three goals, all of which came in the Copa del Rey.
He joined EFL Championship side Middlesbrough on loan in January and did not make an impact, scoring one goal and providing two assists in 15 games.
Sevilla terminate Iheanacho's contract
The European summer transfer window closed yesterday, and as other players were busy securing moves, permanent or temporary, Kelechi Iheanacho received some bad news.
Sevilla confirmed in an official statement that the club had reached a mutual agreement with Iheanacho to rescind his contract, thus becoming a free agent.
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Nigerians reacted to the news on social media, particularly with Sevilla’s choice of words, “rescind his contract, which they deemed polite and respectful.
@joojobryte wrote:
“Using the word RESCIND makes this sound so polite, good job Admin. Some club would've been like "we've mutually agreed to TERMINATE the contract of....".😃”
@amih_philip wrote:
“When you want to get rid of someone and at the same time be polite about it..we use big grammar to pacify it.”
@admirable_maik wrote:
“For my fellow naija people wey no dey understand big grammar, it means they terminated his contract under mutual agreement 🤝 You're welcome 🤗.”
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Iheanacho in talks to join Celtic
Sevilla had earlier confirmed that the Nigerian forward would move on after his loan at Middlesbrough, and after going through the summer without finding a club, they mutually parted ways.
According to Sky Sports, he is in negotiations with Scottish side Celtic to join the club and reunite with his former manager, Brendan Rodgers.
The discussions began before the deadline day, but were not completed. He will now join as a free agent for a chance to resuscitate his career.
Iheanacho scored 43 goals and provided 25 assists in 143 matches during his previous spell under Rodgers, and he hopes he can hit great form again.
Super Eagles stars who joined new clubs
Legit.ng analysed the Super Eagles stars who joined new clubs on the deadline day, as Ademola Lookman missed out and remained at Atalanta.
Tolu Arokodare sealed a long-awaited dream Premier League move, while Victor Boniface, who failed medical at AC Milan, joined Werder Bremen on loan.
Source: Legit.ng
