Former Chelsea defender Robert Huth has questioned the ability of Nigerian attacker Kelechi Iheanacho.

Robert Huth talked about Super Eagles player Iheanacho while he was on BBC Radio 5 Live.

According to him, Kelechi Iheanacho does not have the quality to replace Jamie Vardy as the lone striker for Leicester City.

Kelechi Iheanacho is in his third season at Leicester City following his big money move from Premier League champions Manchester City.

Leicester City paid around £25m to sign Iheanacho from Leicester City.

Since his transfer, Kelechi Iheanacho has not been able to nail down a starting spot in the Leicester City team.

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He has not been able to displace England international Jamie Vardy as the lone striker in the starting XI at the King Power Stadium.

Kelechi Iheanacho has hardly featured for Leicester City since Brendan Rodgers was appointed as the replacement for French tactician Claude Puel at the club.

His plight at Leicester City was further compounded this summer with the signing of Spanish attacker Ayoze Perez for £30m.

Ayoze Perez joined the Foxes from fellow Premier League outfit Newcastle United.

Iheanacho paid dearly for his lack of playing time at Leicester City after he missed out on the Super Eagles squad that finished theirs at this summer’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Egypt.

Chelsea defender Davide Zappacosta has touched down in Italy ahead of a transfer to Italian Serie A giants AS Roma.

After arriving in Italy to finalize his move to AS Roma, the Blues right-back said he’s back home.

Davide Zappacosta is expected to join Italian giants Roma on a season-long loan deal until next summer.

The loan move to AS Roma is necessary for the Italian international after he was told by new Chelsea manager Frank Lampard that he’s surplus to requirements.

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard as opted for Cesar Azpilicueta as the first choice right-back and Reece James as the second choice right-back.

Davide Zappacosta is back in Italy after spending two years at Stamford Bridge.

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He was part of the Chelsea squad that won the 2017/18 FA Cup title under former manager Antonio Conte.

The Italian tactician was the Chelsea manager when Davide Zappacosta joined the club from Serie A outfit Torino.

He was also part of the team that won the Europa League in the last campaign after the 4-1 win over London rivals Arsenal.

Davide Zappacosta has not played for Frank Lampard this season after three games.

Chelsea have faced the likes of Manchester United (league), Liverpool (UEFA Super Cup) and Leicester City (league).

Premier League giants Chelsea have blocked midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko from leaving the club according to the latest reports coming out of the media in France.

Tiemoue Bakayoko is surplus to requirements at Chelsea and the West London giants are keen to offload him before the transfer window ends next month.

The Premier League transfer market has ended but French international Tiemoue Bakayoko can still seek a move away from the club before the European transfer window ends on the 2nd of September.

According to RMC Sports, French Ligue 1 giants want to sign Bakayoko on loan for the season but Chelsea have blocked the deal with the West Londoners holding out for a permanent transfer for the player they signed from the same club for £40m.

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He played 185 minutes during Chelsea’s pre-season but manager Frank Lampard told him that he’s not in his plans for the future.

Bakayoko is back at Chelsea this summer after the Frenchman spent last season on loan at Italian Serie A giants AC Milan.

He had a good loan spell with the Rossoneri but they decided against signing him on a permanent deal mainly due to disciplinary issues after falling out with manager Gennaro Gattuso at the end of last season.

Premier League giants Chelsea have received bad news about loanee Victor Moses after he picked up an injury in a league game.

Nigerian winger Victor Moses is on loan at Turkish Super League giants Fenerbahce at the moment having joined them from Chelsea in January 2019.

The retired Super Eagles star signed for Fenerbahce on loan for 18 months until next summer.

He sustained the injury during the league game with Gazisehir Gaziantep FK on Monday.

Victor Moses played 77 minutes before he was replaced by Ferdi Kadıoglu as Fenerbahce ran out 5-0 winners.

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The Chelsea loanee was examined after the game and it was discovered that he has ruptured his muscle and he’s expected to be out of action for weeks.

No timeline was given for his injury but the former West Ham United and Stoke City player is expected to be out for at least four weeks.

Victor Moses left Chelsea to join Turkish giants Fenerbahce after he was frozen out of the team by Maurizio Sarri who has since left the club to take up the Juventus job.

The Nigerian attacker was linked with a move to Inter Milan this summer but he ended up staying with the Turkish Super League club.

Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has talked about his decision to choose the Three Lions of England ahead of the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

The 21-year-old spoke about his international allegiance to England ahead of Nigeria in a chat with ACL Sports.

Tammy Abraham was on course to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick had a discussion with him in his capacity as the number one football administrator in Nigeria and a friend of his father.

In the end, the talk with Amaju Pinnick has no effect as Tammy Abraham opted for England ahead of Nigeria.

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He went on to play in club friendlies against Germany and Brazil for the England national team but the Chelsea striker is yet to receive any other invitation for almost two years.

The England u-21 international played for the senior team during friendly games meaning that he’s still eligible to play for other countries including Nigeria.

On the prospect of playing for Nigeria, Tammy Abraham told ACL Sports that it’s possible and that anything is possible.

He returned to Chelsea this summer from a successful loan spell at newly promoted team Aston Villa and the former Swansea City and Bristol City star has played in all three of the games played by Chelsea till date.