marutimon: Compare that to Success Isaac who signed for Udinese:
“I had to choose Udinese ahead of clubs like Manchester City, Chelsea, and some of the bigger European club that wanted to sign me, because my chance of breaking into the main team in Udinese is greater.

“More so, as a beginner in European football it will be nice to start from a smaller club and from there I can move to a bigger club in the future. But if I begin my football at these big clubs, breaking into the main team will take some time and if I choose to leave then, my value may drop. So, I am very happy with the Italian club.”

Much wiser approach than the Kelechi family. The longer it takes for Iheanacho to break into the first team, the less people will remember how great he was.

What's more: Most likely Man City will have to loan him, because he won't get a working permit for England.

hariorh:


Oga ade,
Here is what i asked for and not a history lesson...

Give me the current list of top players groomed by the man city academy?

And i'm on PC not phone. I've searched and found none. Do the rest and paste a link

Shikena!!!

hariorh:


Oga ade,
Here is what i asked for and not a history lesson...

Give me the current list of top players groomed by the man city academy?

And i'm on PC not phone. I've searched and found none. Do the rest and paste a link

Shikena!!!

Dis Guy: he wont even get a work permit!! Loan to belgium or italy straight!

Bvesan: In the long run, it is a good move because Man city are now focusing on youth by building a £100 million youth development and first team training centre. I hope he has great career wherever he goes.

thegoodjoehunt:

Nedum Onuoha, Shawn Wright Phillis, Joe Hart, Sturridge. Two youngsters we groomed, Dennis Suarez and Juan Roman were snapped up by Barcelona.

mikeansy: People calm down

regardless of which club he goes to he should not be playing 1st team football in the next 1 or 2 years

he will be in the academy of any serious club and possibly sent out on loan to gain some experience.

It is not too bad if he has come to Man City, he will be ok

Only those who errornously expect some magic from a 17year old will loose sleep over this move. Iheanacho can not win Nigeria the world cup in 2014. He is only a kid who is yet to develop. These boys are kids, they just need to go somewhere and learn how to play football properly.

They still have a lot to learn and being in one of Europes emerging top clubs can only be a good thing.

Danhumprey: Wish him well in whatever club he chose to play in. But I don't trust Manchester City nor Chelsea.

IGBO-SON:


^^^I have the same feeling too! I'd have preferred him going to Arsenal, or Man-u as a second choice.

Iceberyln: wat d Bleep!!!!!!! MAN CITY?? leme ask a ? !!! wus e gona bench dia ni?? na Aguero or silva!!!!! Dude ur runied

Oludrex:

Boy goin bench Yaya or Nasri na... Lol

thegoodjoehunt:

Nedum Onuoha, Shawn Wright Phillips, Joe Hart, Sturridge. Two youngsters we groomed, Dennis Suarez and Juan Roman were snapped up by Barcelona.

thegoodjoehunt:

Nedum Onuoha, Shawn Wright Phillips, Joe Hart, Sturridge. Two youngsters we groomed, Dennis Suarez and Juan Roman were snapped up by Barcelona.

agrovick: This is a tragedy, dude's career is over already

Oludrex:

Stop bullsh:ttin us-- those player were groom before Mancity was Mancity..

ManCity is now a team where nice players like tevez, Balotelli left and they didn't even feel it

thegoodjoehunt:

Did you read the question asked? By the way, Juan Roman, Ieremy Helan, Karim Rekik, Wabara, Dennis Suarez, John Guidetti, Marco Lopes, Nimely are all during Mancini era. They will be great. You din't expect them stars now. Even Jinathan Dos Santos at Barca hasn't made it.

Oludrex:

Those guy are still raw and ungroomed... I will seriously like to see guidetti and alex Nimely break into manCity first team

Vin saint: Maybe one cup of snorf nd akpuru achia (kai kai) go help de mata. Mek de man shine eye chose Arsenal wia young boys r made gr8 playas. Man u oo or City dey buy ready made. Iheanacho is not made yet. Those clubs no get much tym for young playas lyk him. Am still celebratin his goals with my 2 hands up nd down. If u c my reason- Follow me nkwa oya Iheanacho style.

koastar: Hmm...nobody is even thinking why the father made such decision. This is what I guess. Kelechi's real age might be 25 but claims U17. If he's allowed to join FC Porto (which grooms young players) one should expect that in 3-5years time, he should be a world star (just like Messi how he started), but for his real age, he would be like 30yrs then. A man of that age can not perform any better and compete favourably well.
Therefore, Kelechi's family has peeped into the future that it is better to make the money now when he is still relevant than wait till when he clocks 30 (real age) in 3-5yrs time when the expected money won't come because he might have lost form due to advance age.
Just my take.

ammyluv2002: Please, don't go to Manchester City my wonder boy, they will ruin your career. They have like 1001 good players, you need a club that can depend on you, a club that will feature you as their 1st 11 not any of the top clubs biko. You don't need to warm the bench or join the queue of waiting for a player to fall sick or something. All the best sha!

Elmax centini: Am wondering where the hell the likes Papillo is,to talk some senses into this man's head that he is about to make his son commit the blunder of his life.