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West Ham closer to agreeing deal for Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho

By Scott Johnson

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 23: Laurent Koscielny of Arsenal heads the ball in front of Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City during the Emirates FA Cup Semi-Final match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on April 23, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images,)
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 23: Laurent Koscielny of Arsenal heads the ball in front of Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City during the Emirates FA Cup Semi-Final match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on April 23, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images,) /
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West Ham have moved closer to a deal of Manchester City’s Iheancho according to reports.

Manchester City and West Ham have been locked in talks over Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho. Ever since his availability was apparent I felt this was a move the club should take. However disagreements over the buy-back clause have held any progress. Reports are now stating that the East London club have bowed to City’s demands.

Whilst this doesn’t mean a deal is complete, it is progress. With pre-season only a few weeks away getting a striker in is a main priority. Whilst other clubs are spending big, the Hammers are yet to open their chequebooks this summer.

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When it first emerged that the deal would need a buy-back clause I really didn’t understand the issue. Whilst it might mean you lose a striker in a year or two the club would still be making a profit on his return to City, and you’d be getting a Premier League quality striker for the coming seasons. If he does return to City, you take the incoming money and go and get a new striker.

In the best case scenario, Iheanacho doesn’t go back to City and stays in East London. Either City decide he’s not good enough and they can’t make a profit on him or Iheanacho decides he wants to stay and that’s great.

Worst case…well I’m not sure what the worst case is. Is it that he bands a load of goals in and City want him back? In that case we’ve profited from the transfer and we’ve obviously done OK because we finally have a striker that scores. Or is it that he doesn’t do well? I just don’t see that happening, and I’m still convinced we’d be able to sell him for a profit if he wants to move on in the near future.

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There’s far more to regret in not buying him than getting him to East London. West Ham are missing a goalscorer and he will get goals. The board need to pull their finger out and

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