West Ham United had been linked with the Manchester City player earlier in the transfer window.
According to All Nigeria Soccer, West Ham United made the early decision to pull out of a move for Kelechi Iheanacho due to the issues surrounding his agent representation.
A number of different reasons have been suggested for why the Hammers opted not to pursue a potential bargain move for the Manchester City forward. However it is now being claimed that West Ham knew early on of the dispute between First Eleven Management and Stellar Group and decided to step aside because the issue was not resolved.
That allowed Leicester City to make their move. The problem is until the issue of who actually represents Iheanacho comes to a head, he will remain at City player.
In hindsight West Ham were wise to step aside and focus their attention elsewhere. They have brought in Javier Hernandez – a truly exciting striker signing who could go down a storm at the London Stadium after a recent history of uninspiring additions.
Marko Arnautovic has also arrived and together with the Mexican he should form a fine attacking partnership for the Hammers.
There is no doubt Iheanacho will score goals wherever he is playing next season and beyond. But on reflection it seems West Ham were made aware of the issue early and decided they did not have time to waste.
Not everything the West Ham hierarchy have done in recent summers should be applauded, yet in this instance it appears they got it spot on.
After all, had West Ham put all their eggs in one basket and banked solely on Iheanacho their fans would still be waiting for a new goal-scorer.
Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
