Sevilla urges fans to be patient, says Iheanacho will start delivering the goals

The honeymoon seems effectively over for Kelechi Iheanacho at LaLiga side, Sevilla as fans have started querying why one of the celebrated transfers is yet to deliver for the club.

The Nigerian was an unused substitute last weekend in Sevilla’s 1-0 defeat of Mallorca, the club’s first of the season, after returning late to the club after the international break.

Sevilla based newspaper; ABC Sevilla says ‘alarm bells are starting to go off at Sevilla regarding the Nigerian who is yet to properly feature for them since arriving from Leicester City.

The newspaper says Sevilla bosses have been telling the fans Iheanacho arrived from Leicester in good shape and that there is no physical problem, weight problem or any other important issue currently bothering the striker.

‘That, therefore, has led to questions being asked about why one of the big signings of the summer transfer isn’t playing a more prominent role.

‘Some had questioned whether there was an issue with the manager but that has also been dismissed, leading to more questions among the Sevilla fanbase about what is going on.

‘They had expected the former Leicester man to be a difference maker this season but instead he’s been limited to 75 minutes of action so far and left out of the last two games completely.

‘That has ‘set off some alarm bells’ but the club continue to insist to ABC that there is nothing wrong and there is no ‘physical handicap’ bothering the striker. They are simply referring to a need for ‘adaptation’.

‘They believe the striker needs time to adapt to a new country, while he also doesn’t know the language, another ‘handicap’ for him.

‘The Spanish side are insisting patience is needed and that Iheanacho will be important before too long, but questions are already being asked by fans, who expected much more early on from their big summer arrival,’ wrote the newspaper.