Official: Kelechi Iheanacho Joins Middlesbrough On Loan

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Middlesbrough continued to strengthen their attacking options and completed a second transfer deadline day signing after landing Sevilla forward Kelechi Iheanacho on loan for the rest of the season.

The 55-times capped Nigeria international followed in the footsteps of Aston Villa winger Samuel Ilang-Junior by joining Michael Carrick’s squad in the final hours of the January transfer window.

The move sees Iheanacho return to English football for the first time since he left Leicester City at the end of last season after winning the FA Cup, the Community Shield and the Championship title during a seven-year stay at the King Power Stadium.

Iheanacho will hope to revive his season after agreeing to spend the rest of the 2024/25 season on loan at Middlesbrough and he was presented to the Riverside Stadium crowd ahead of Monday night’s North East derby with Sunderland.

The move will be a major boost for Carrick as he prepares to lose the services of striker Emmanuel Latte-Lath, who is still set to join MLS side Atlanta United in time for their new season getting underway later this month.

Unlike Ilang-Junior, the deal for the Nigerian was not completed in time for him to be in contention to face the Black Cats and his Boro debut is now likely to come in a visit to fellow promotion contenders Sheffield United on Wednesday week