Transfer: Celtic manager Martin O’Neill told to keep Kelechi Iheanacho

Former Aston Villa striker, Alan McInally, has urged Celtic manager Martin O’Neill to support Kelechi Iheanacho astatine the nine beyond this upcoming summertime transportation window.

Iheanacho’s aboriginal astatine Celtic remains uncertain heading into the summertime transportation window.

The Nigerian striker joined the Scottish champions from Sevilla past summertime connected a escaped transfer.

The erstwhile Manchester City prima had signed an archetypal one-year deal, with Celtic holding an enactment to widen it by different year.

However, Iheanacho volition officially go a escaped agent, and McInally has present fixed his verdict connected the player’s future.

Speaking with the Daily Record (via The Herald), McInally said of Iheanacho, “I would support him.

“If helium tin execute the mode helium did successful the past six games implicit the people of the season, past helium is evidently worthy keeping.

“That is the large question, though. It is astir keeping him fit. I don’t cognize if he’s enjoying Glasgow excessively overmuch – possibly Martin should enactment a tag connected him.

“It’s up to him to person the subject and the cognition to play week in, week out.

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