Leicester City on Tuesday announced the signing of Nigerian youngster Wilfred Ndidi from Belgian side KRC Genk.
The current EPL champions made the disclosure via their official Twitter handle, @LCFC, by tweeting,
BREAKING: #lcfc have reached an agreement with KRC Genk for the permanent transfer of Wilfred Ndidi: https://t.co/es7N8FrWpu#WelcomeNdidi pic.twitter.com/uNMNXP3XjW
— Leicester City (@LCFC) January 3, 2017
Ndidi has agreed personal terms, undergone a medical and will sign a contract to June 2022 once a work permit has officially been granted!
— Leicester City (@LCFC) January 3, 2017
It was gathered that Ndidi will wear the No.25 shirt at the English champions.
The Foxes didn’t announce how much the Nigerian cost but the deal is around £15m.