By Korede James
English Championship club Middlesbrough have announced the loan signing of Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho from Sevilla.
“Nigerian international Kelechi Iheanacho has joined the club on loan until the end of the season,” Middlesbrough stated on Monday night.
“The former Manchester City and Leicester City marksman joins from La Liga side Sevilla.
“The 28-year-old brings a wealth of experience, having played at the highest level.
“In over 300 career appearances he has scored 85 goals and on the international stage he has netted 15 goals in 57 games.
“He started out at Man City as an 18-year-old where he was a League Cup winner before joining Leicester in 2017.
“The forward was a promotion winner with Leicester last season before joining Sevilla during the summer. He has three goals from 11 appearances in Spain.”
Middlesbrough are seventh in the second-tier Championship, one spot outside the promotion play-off positions.
