Kelechi Iheanacho

[kaz7]

Good news for us, but why on earth wouldn't they pick him

I think someone has had a word,it doesn't make any sense otherwise

 

[taleofbluehalves]

Good news for us, but why on earth wouldn't they pick him

We said he couldn't play or he said he'd rather work at City with Pep? Don't blame him either.

 

[pudge]

Miss a handful of games but compete in the Olympics? No brainer for me but hopefully it was all his decision.

 

[TonyM]

Not too relevant but if any of the players have pregnant wives/girlfriends I wonder if they are thinking twice about going.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Not too relevant but if any of the players have pregnant wives/girlfriends I wonder if they are thinking twice about going.

There have been rumblings. You can be a carrier without manifesting symptoms so it has to be a consideration for the athletes, however unlikely. When you are a soon to be father you have a tendency (really, rightly so) of being extremely cautious about everything, even more so if it is your first child, so I could see it coming up for a few Olympians.

To the thread topic, I imagine Kelechi's absence is down to the club conveying their request to have him available for preseason (based on previous quotes attributed to national team officials)—hopefully that was consented to by the man himself.

 

[Lordabas]

He should have gone to the olympic. I honestly don't see him making it in this pep team..i pray he does though