The Foxes announced the news via their official Twitter page, confirming that the player will wear the number eight shirt this season. The 20-year-old Nigerian forward struggled to establish himself as a first team member of the Manchester City squad, given the wealth of attacking talents that the Citizens possess.
Despite this, the youngster still showed his huge potential when called upon, scoring an impressive 21 goals in 64 Premier League appearances for the club. The Foxes have taken a relatively restrained approach to the summer transfer market thus far, signing just three players as many of their league rivals have splashed the cash.
Vicente Iborra joined the club from Sevilla for £12m, while promising Hull City defender Harry Maguire joined for £11.65m, alongside his teammate and goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic.
I was happy speaking with the manager, knowing what the team wants. It gives me more confidence that I will fit in this team and hopefully I'll achieve a lot. Shakespeare added: "It's a great signing for us. Kelechi is an enormously talented player that has shown a huge amount of promise at every level in which he's played.
We've tracked his progress for some time, so we know how much quality he'll bring to the squad. He's young, he's hungry, he's ready for the next stage of his development and I'm delighted that will be with Leicester City.
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