Manchester City transfer news: Kelechi Iheanacho says he will ‘definitely’ still be at the Etihad next season
The Nigerian striker has been linked with a £20million move to Premier League rivals West Ham in recent weeks
KELECHI IHEANACHO has said he will "definitely" be a Manchester City player next season.
The Nigerian striker has been expected to make a move to guarantee first team football this summer, with West Ham believed to be keen to secure his services.
Yet in an interview for the , Iheanacho has said he accepts that he will have to fight for his place at City, and "shouldn't be complaining about not getting a game".
The 20-year-old said: "I don't know about that news (about transfers).
"All I know is that I'm still at Manchester City, I'm still a Manchester City player so all the news that's going on about teams wanting to buy me, I try not to know about that.
"People will go on holiday and we will see. It's not only me that hasn't been playing, there's other players.
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"The manager rotates the players and squad so that everyone gets game time. So I shouldn't be complaining that I'm not getting a game.
"We are one squad and we are a full squad so everyone is not going to be playing at the same time."
When Pep Guardiola took over at Manchester City, many believed Iheanacho would flourish, as well as learn off leading marksman Sergio Aguero.
But Gabriel Jesus arrived in January and that limited Iheanacho's chances further; last season he started just FIVE Premier League games.
And the man himself admits the season didn't pan out quite how he had hoped.
He added: "When you are playing well and doing well in the team you expect to play more.
"But unfortunately it didn't go as planned so we did not get to get any silverware this season but we really fight like a team.
"It is not the season we really wanted but it wasn't a bad season for our team. What we will do is go back and prepare for next season and make sure we get silverware next season."