Bayer Leverkusen are in search of a winger to bolster the striking department and are reportedly working on a deal to sign Manchester City's youngstar of Nigerian descent Samuel Edozie.

The deal will be worth £10million and was announced by The Secret Scout and Fabrizio Romano. It is moving closer to completion.

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The German Bundesliga side have turned their attention to the Nigerian starlet after a move for Shakhtar Donetsk star Mykhaylo Mudryk stalled.

According to information from German newspaper Bild, Manchester City would pocket 11.5 million euros (approximately N5 billion) in transfer fee if Edozie's move to Bayer Leverkusen materializes.

The report added that Bayer Leverkusen are not desperate to sign the Anglo-Nigerian, with five wingers already on their payroll.

The 19-year-old has received five call-ups to Manchester City's first team for official matches but only appeared once on the pitch, against Leicester City in last season's Community Shield which the Cityzens lost 1-0. Edozie played 65 minutes that day.

Edozie helped Manchester City's development squad win the Premier League 2 title in back-to-back seasons, scoring five goals in 29 games in the division.

He joined the Etihad outfit from Millwall in the summer of 2019.

Samuel Edozie will be looking at the success former Manchester City academy player Jadon Sancho had in Germany after leaving England. And also the success of Jude Bellingham. It is a sign of more English players taking risks and venturing abroad to play their football.

The young Englishman will join the Bundesliga club ahead of next season, and will be playing with young players such as Florian Wirtz, and another ex-Manchester City academy player Jeremie Frimpong.

Edozie has made 58 appearances for Manchester City across all age groups, scoring 13 goals and assisting 10 times.

Will Samuel Edozie light up the Bundesliga? That we have to wait and see.

It has been a swell one week for Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho who has now scored three goals in one week in his last three games for Manchester City.

In the absence of first choice striker Sergio Kun Aguero, the Nigerian has stepped into his big shoes with ease, scoring in back to back Premier League game in addition to a goal in midweek in the UEFA Champions League.

The young forward is massively repaying the faith manager Pep Guardiola has in him with goals to make up for the absence of Aguero to maintain City perfect start to the season.

Iheanacho raced to a pass from Raheem Sterling to glide home his third consecutive goal for Manchester City to put them 2-0 ahead and, in the process becomes the first teenager at the age of 19, to score 10 goals in the English Premier League for Man City beating the record of Mike Sheron who achieved his feat at the age of 21.

He is also the youngest African international at the age of 19 to have scored in back to back Premier League games in the history of the League.

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Coach of the Nigeria U23 football team Samson Siasia has expressed frustration over Manchester City’s attitude to the release of Kelechi Iheanacho for the 2016 Olympics games billed for August.

Siasia doubts the availability of the youngster for the men’s football event, saying the club is yet to respond to letter soliciting for the release of the player for the games.

The 19-year-old Iheanacho is widely expected to spearhead Nigeria’s bid for gold in Brazil and has personally indicated willingness to be part of the Dream team VI, but the Etihad club are yet to confirm the player’s availability.

“The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has written several letters to [Manchester City] wanting to know when the player would be released for the Games in Brazil but as I speak with you the club has not replied,” Siasia told SportingLife.

“So for now I cannot confidently tell you that Iheanacho would be available for the Olympics. Although we are not relenting on the issue as the NFF is fighting tooth and nail to ensure we have our best players for the Olympics.

“Kelechi also told me he is anxious to play in the Olympics and I am sure with much pressure the boy would be released eventually. But for now I cannot tell you he will be in the Olympics.”

Nigeria’s Dream Team VI will play in Group B at the Rio 2016 Olympics alongside Sweden, Colombia and Japan.

Nigeria starlet Kelechi Iheanacho has revealed  Sergio Aguero and Wilfried Bony have been pushing him in training so as to be a great player too.

On Tuesday night, Iheanacho, 19, scored his third goal for Manchester City to lift them to the semi-finals of the League Cup and afterwards he praised his more illustrious striking rivals for guiding him.

“They talk to me every day in training, giving me advise and encouraging me to keep going and doing well,” he said.

“They tell me I will be a great player one day, so I will keep listening and working hard,”

Iheanacho said he is not worried by his bit role at star-studded City because he a young player who is learning..

“City are a big team and I’m just coming up as a young player, so I’m not worried,” he insisted.

“One day I will start playing regularly for the team. There are plenty of good players in the EDS, and I feel like I’m flying the flag for them – they can do what I’m doing.”

Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho is hoping to show that it’s not only Manchester United who have a talented teenager leading their line.

Iheanacho, ten months younger than his United counterpart Anthony Martial, has only been promoted to first team duties this season, but announced his arrival on the big stage with a last-minute winner at Crystal Palace in August.

Typically relaxed, the Nigerian youngster says if he does get a chance to play, it will just another game to him.

"I haven't thought that much about it because I've never played in a Manchester derby before and I don't know what it feels like so for me, it would just be a normal game and I wouldn't play my football any differently," Iheanacho said to mcfc.com.

"Hopefully, I can get to play some part on Sunday and obviously I hope I can help my team take the three points we need."

He also admits he respects United's Martial and believes the French striker isn't feeling the pressure of his sizeable transfer fee.

"I think Martial is a very good striker - he's a young lad and the same age as I am, 19. He's very composed in front of goal and he will be a threat if we allow him time and space in the final third.

"I don't think he has any pressure on him because all he needs to do is play football and score goals and that's what he's doing at the moment."

Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho is hoping to show that it’s not only Manchester United who have a talented teenager leading their line.

Iheanacho, ten months younger than his United counterpart Anthony Martial, has only been promoted to first team duties this season, but announced his arrival on the big stage with a last-minute winner at Crystal Palace in August.

Typically relaxed, the Nigerian youngster says if he does get a chance to play, it will just another game to him.

"I haven't thought that much about it because I've never played in a Manchester derby before and I don't know what it feels like so for me, it would just be a normal game and I wouldn't play my football any differently," Iheanacho said to mcfc.com.

"Hopefully, I can get to play some part on Sunday and obviously I hope I can help my team take the three points we need."

He also admits he respects United's Martial and believes the French striker isn't feeling the pressure of his sizeable transfer fee.

"I think Martial is a very good striker - he's a young lad and the same age as I am, 19. He's very composed in front of goal and he will be a threat if we allow him time and space in the final third.

"I don't think he has any pressure on him because all he needs to do is play football and score goals and that's what he's doing at the moment."

Nigerian youngster Keleci Iheanacho is hoping to be a Manchester City “great” and is counting on hard work amongst others to help him achieve his objective.

The 19-year-old has made an impressive start to life at City scoring once in four league appearances for the Citizens.

He says playing for City represents a “dream come true.”

“It’s a dream come true for me to play at this level. There is enough confidence given to me from the manager and team.

“I’m hoping to be part of the great things that happen to this team. I hope to be one of the great players - it’s my dream to be a great player in this team,” Iheanacho was quoted as saying on the club’s official website, www.mcfc.co.uk.

The former Nigeria Under-20 star added that scoring his only goal of the season so far remains one of his highlights especially as the goal helped his side amass all three points on the day.

“It was a great moment scoring at an away game (against Crystal Palace) and we needed a win.

“You can see from the celebration I was very happy,” he said.

He then took the time to praise his teammates at City who have been providing inspiration as he continues his professional football education.

“They give me confidence, many of them – Yaya (Toure), Sergio (Aguero), (David) Silva, Samir (Nasri), Gael Clichy as well - he encourages me every time to keep going, keep going, keep chasing the defenders.

“I wasn’t happy when he was injured so I’m hoping for him to recover quick to give me more confidence. I really love them and I’m happy to work with them."

He rounded off by discussing his challenges in Nigeria before he made the big move to City.

“It’s really hard over there in my country, it’s really hard in Africa.

“I started playing football when I was a kid. I love football but things that aren’t footballs, I played with as well.

“Even if I was walking in the road, I’d play with stones because I love football.

“My parents didn’t want be to play football, they wanted me to go to school and study my books but I was so stubborn.

“I represented my state and then Nigeria Under-15 and under-18s, then we represented Nigeria at the Under-17 World Cup. I couldn’t believe that.

“The head coach (Manu Garba) came he gave me confidence to play so I started playing and playing well.

“That’s how I started and my father is proud of me now. Everywhere he goes they just point at him and say look at Kelechi’s father,” he said.

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