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wilson88 Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho is still struggling to adapt and has not had many chances to play for Sevilla. wilson88
Sevilla coach Francisco Javier Garcia Pimienta has revealed Kelechi Iheanacho has struggled to settle into the team, with the Nigerian forward having limited playing time since joining the club in the summer, according to Estádio Deportivo on Monday.
Sevilla brought in Iheanacho to replace Youssef En-Nesyri, who joined Fenerbahce in the summer. He started twice and came on as a substitute in three games, totalling 272 minutes, but the 28-year-old has been an unused substitute in the last three games against Real Betis, Barcelona and Espanyol.
However, Pimienta has come out in defence of Iheanacho, who has been limited to Sevilla due to his struggles to integrate with the team after missing pre-season training.
‘The kid trained very well. I know it sounds like an excuse, but he didn’t train in pre-season,’ Pimenta said. ‘The team has the same mentality as us. We trained together for almost two months. He didn’t play in pre-season, so it was difficult for him to adapt.’
‘He’s got players in front of him like Isak (Romero), who is clear about that. He gives him a lot and is doing very well.’
‘He has to wait for his chance, like against Barcelona, he was ready to go and he will go, but we had the problem with Suso’s injury and I wanted to fix that change.’
‘But he has the ability because he has shown that he has the quality. He will definitely have a chance. I believe so.’ ( wilson88 )