West Bromwich Albion were linked with the striker prior to his move to Leicester City.
As reported by the Birmingham Mail, West Bromwich Albion were keen on signing Manchester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho before he completed his switch to Leicester City, and in hindsight it seems the Nigerian could have been the final piece of the jigsaw for the Baggies.
West Brom made some brilliant signings in the last transfer window, with Kieran Gibbs and Grzegorz Krychowiak impressing from the outset and youngster Oliver Burke expected to follow their lead now he has returned from a minor injury.
While Jay Rodriguez was also brought in, what West Brom really needed is a prolific forward who can operate between the lines and benefit from the delivery of Burke and fellow winger Nacer Chadli.
Iheanacho proved his quality at City, but he needs to be playing week in, week out, something yet to happen at Leicester.
The 21-year-old has featured predominantly from the bench and rarely had the chance to build up any kind of momentum in a Foxes shirt.
That will come in time, but had West Brom succeeded in their pursuit there is little doubt he would have been a regular starter under manager Tony Pulis.
There are still plenty of reasons for West Brom and their supporters to be positive this season. One only wonders if they could have gone even further had they added the Nigerian to their impressively assembled squad.
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