English champions Manchester City are reportedly pressing ahead with plans to complete the signing of Nigerian teen sensation Kelechi Iheanacho.

The 2013 U-17 World Cup best player is highly-rated by City boss Manuel Pelligrini and is said to be currently training with the club's first team as they push for a work permit.

"Kelechi Iheanacho has been in England training with the first team of Manchester City," a source told Sl10.ng.

"When Argentina met Portugal in November, the Argentina national team trained with a shadow eleven, not the regulars you see on television, and Iheanacho was among those selected."

The process has apparently been slowed because the young playmaker has not made any appearances for his national team after being controversially ignored by Super Eagles head coach Stephen Keshi.

However City are said to be considering invoking the league's special talent clause to get the permit.

"We are optimistic that Iheanacho will get a work permit, that is what everyone is looking forward to. He should be able to prove his mettle and break into the first team," added the source.

"Manuel Pellegrini wants him which is important.

"He has to be considered as a special talent to get a work permit. Man City are not prepared to loan him to another team.

"They don't have a Plan A, B or C for Iheanacho. The club want him."

On the international front, Iheanacho is in the Nigeria U-20 team and has also recently been called up by the U-23 coach Samson Siasia.

Africaplays

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Omolecturer:
May be our inexperience coach will now learn frm man city's maneger. May be.

Walahi!