Premier League champions Leicester City have reached an agreement with Sporting Lisbon for the signature of striker Islam Slimani, according to Portuguese daily Diario de Noticias.
Leicester have been chasing the 28-year-old striker all summer, but were struggling to agree a fee with Sporting, with the Portuguese outfit knocking back an earlier offer of €20m a few weeks ago.
However, it appears the Foxes have finally clinched an agreement for Slimani as it has been claimed that they have reached a deal with the Portuguese giants over the Algerian’s transfer.
It has been suggested that Leicester have agreed to pay a transfer fee of around €29m in three installments, and Slimani is expected to arrive in England soon to finalise the switch.
It is claimed that West Brom were also chasing the striker, but Leicester moved decisively in recent hours to close out an agreement with Sporting for the 28-year-old’s move to the Premier League.
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Slimani will be in the Sporting team for today’s clash against FC Porto, but is expected to move to England after the match in order to finalise the deal before Wednesday.
He scored 31 goals in all competitions for Sporting last season, and has a contract until 2020 with the club.
