Manchester City youth -&nbsp; teamer Kelechi Iheanacho bagged a hat - trick for Columbus Crew in their 5 - 1 defeat of Dayton Dutch Lions FC on Wednesday afternoon. <br /><br />The attacker is not a candidate to be acquired or loaned by the MLS outfit as he is only keeping fit there until mid - October before he rejoins Manchester City, subject to the approval of the Home Office.<br /><br />But if the Citizens fail get a green - light from the authorities, the Flying Eagles star will be farmed out on loan to another team to continue his development.<br /><br />That said, the transfer window in most parts of the world would have been shut, meaning the earliest time Kelechi Iheanacho can start playing professionally is January 2015.<br /><br />The Golden Ball winner at the 2013 Fifa Under 17s is strongly being linked with a shift to New York City FC.<br /><br />Photo Credit : fifa.com<br />