Africa's most promising youngster Kelechi Iheanacho has emerged as a summer transfer target for German Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim.

As exclusively reported by this website earlier, Manchester City are thinking of selling their Nigerian striker to a foreign club in the summer, with a buy-back clause inserted into any deal.

In the event that they qualify for next season's UEFA Champions League, Iheanacho is one of the three strikers on Hoffenheim's shopping list.

A Hoffenheim insider told allnigeriasoccer.com : ''It is true Hoffenheim are interested in Kelechi Iheanacho. He is one of the three strikers on their list but they have not started negotiating with him yet. ''

Iheanacho, 20, has been a member of Manchester City's first-team squad for the past two seasons but has found playing opportunities limited in the second half of this campaign after the Etihad outfit signed Brazil superkid Gabriel Jesus.

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