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Josh McCafferty

Kelechi Iheanacho addresses rejecting Celtic for Middlesbrough in January

Kelechi Iheanacho has addressed his failed move to Celtic at the start of the year.

The striker was heavily linked with a switch to Parkhead during the January transfer window, only to join Middlesbrough on loan from Sevilla instead.

It didn't work out for Iheanacho in the English Championship as he scored just one goal in 15 appearances.

He returned to Spain in the summer, and shortly after the transfer window shut, his contract was terminated so he could join Celtic.


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Asked about a failed January move to Glasgow after making a scoring start to life in green and white at the weekend, Iheanacho said: "We don’t need to talk about that now, we put that aside and move forward.

"It didn’t work out that time, but now I think it’s the right time."

Iheanacho shouldered responsibility for his new side at Rugby Park on Sunday afternoon to step up and score a late winning penalty.

Although he has made as productive a start to life at Celtic as a striker can, he was not without criticism after making the move: "As a football player, you get this all the time when it’s not going really well," said Iheanacho.

"You just need to be strong. You don’t need to lose your mind because it’s a professional game. You need to just focus and keep doing the work. When it clicks, you keep going and get there."

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