Taye Academy supremo <span class="st">Kennedy Ezenwere has explained why he failed to sanction the transfer of Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho to English Premier League club Arsenal in 2014.<br /><br />The Gunners hierarchy had sent their former chief scout Steve Rowley to run the rule over the former Golden Eaglets sensation at the 2013 Fifa U17 World Cup, but a deal never materialized. <br /><br />&ldquo;Arsenal were interested in Kelechi but I blocked the move, there was a problem with the agent brokering the deal, &rdquo; </span><span class="st"><span class="st">Ezenwere told <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.</span><br /><br /></span><span class="st">&ldquo;I picked Manchester City ahead of Arsenal not because of money. I know if he goes to Man City he has a better chance of playing there than Arsenal and I have been proved right. </span><span class="st"><br /><br /></span><span class="st">&ldquo;Kelechi has now become very popular, it wouldn&rsquo;t have been so if he joined Arsenal.</span><span class="st">&rdquo;</span><span class="st"><span class="st"></span></span><br /><br />The 19-year-old Kelechi Iheanacho was also offered a contract by Chelsea, but he rejected their advances for Manchester City.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : mancity.com<br />