Leicester have reportedly reached an agreement with Tottenham Hotspur to sign midfielder Oliver Skipp.
Skipp, aged 23, has been looking for an exit route from Spurs this summer in a bid to find more playing time, and PA Sport claims Leicester are now close to sealing his signing.
There have been 'a host of clubs' in the chase but Skipp is expected to have a medical today and a move is likely to be completed before tomorrow night's Premier League opener, ironically against Spurs at the King Power Stadium (8pm).
Spurs academy graduate Skipp made his pro debut in 2018 when still a teenager and has gone on to make 106 senior appearances for the club. The former England under-21s star has also spent a year playing regularly on loan at Norwich. He made 24 appearances in all under Ange Postecoglou last term.
He will become Leicester's seventh summer arrival under Steve Cooper but will not be registered in time to feature against Spurs. City will be paying a fee in excess of £20m for Skipp, according the The Athletic.
Cooper still wants more and has been frustrated by the pace of the transfer window, saying at his pre-match press conference: “Every season you want to reinforce, you want to strengthen. We’re still going through that process. The club is working together and the communication lines are great. In general, it’s been a slow market and we’ve felt that. It’s not been through a lack of trying.
“It’s a very aligned club, you can see that from top to bottom. You can see why it’s had the success it’s had in its Premier League history because of the way it’s run. That’s what I’m feeling. Everybody is working hard. Communication lines are clear.
“Some things haven’t gone our way, which has not been the club’s fault. Let’s hope we can be a little more fortunate in the next couple of weeks and when the window shuts we can be where we want to be. If we can have a bit more luck, we can support the guys and can become even stronger than we are.
“But all of that is irrelevant because we have a game to prepare for on Monday. We really believe in the guys that are here.”