Leicester City are closing in on a deal for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Oliver Skipp, who is back-up to Ange Postecoglou.
Ufabet Sports, a British media outlet, reported that Leicester City are in the process of negotiating with Tottenham Hotspur, which has progressed significantly and is close to reaching an agreement to acquire Skipp to strengthen the midfield.
Leicester are report set to pay Tottenham Hotspur a fee of £20m for Skipp. With a further £5m in add-ons, for a total of £25m.
PA report slightly differently สมัคร ufabet. Stating that Leicester had agree a fee with Tottenham Hotspur for Skipp and has set to undergo a medical. Which is expect to take place on Sunday.
The Tottenham academy graduate has three years left to run on his contract. And is now set to leave the club. Skipp is Spurs only senior club-train outfield player for their Europa League squad but he needs football and Ange Postecoglou has approve his exit.
Spurs will now have to to leave spaces in their Europa League squad. Or register youngsters like Mikey Moore who are already in the squad on the Under-21s B list. Since making his first-team debut in 2018, Skipp has made 106 appearances for the club. And spent the 2020/21 season on loan at Norwich and played 47 times for the Championship side.
Spurs travel to Leicester in their Premier League curtain-raiser on Monday. But Skipp won’t be able to feature even if his move to the Foxes goes through before kick-off. This is because the registration deadline for this weekend’s matches was at 12pm on Friday.
If all the necessary steps are complete as plan. Skipp’s move could be complete ahead of Leicester’s Premier League Monday Night clash with Tottenham Hotspur at the King Power Stadium on Monday.
Skipp, 23, is set to become new Leicester boss Steve Cooper’s sixth signing of the summer transfer window, with both a new signing and a permanent deal for a loan from last season.