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Leicester boss Shakespeare banking on Kelechi goals to help Vardy

Leicester City boss Craig Shakespeare is urging Kelechi Iheanacho to prove his quality.

Iheanacho's 21 goals in 64 appearances for Manchester City persuaded Leicester to shell out such a massive fee for the young gun.

And Shakespeare would love the Nigerian frontman, 20, to form a deadly duo with Jamie Vardy.

He said: “We will all know about Kelechi in terms of his pace and goalscoring prowess, but also his team play and link-up play is very good as well.

“It would be nice to think we could all do that all share the goals. That is the aim. We've had a word about it.

“We all have targets for the defenders as well as the midfielders.

“Kelechi's record is very good and I am sure when he gets his opportunity the idea is for him to continue in that vein."

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