SAN FRANCISCO, July 03, (THEWILL) – Premier League champions Leicester City are set to sign Nigerian international attacking midfielder, Ahmed Musa, from Russian champions, CSKA Moscow.
23-year-old, Musa who joined CSKA in 2012 with 53 goals in 161 games, is to sign a five-year deal for $21 million (18.8 million euros).
“He’ll be leaving Tuesday,” CSKA coach Leonid Slutsky told Russian media.
“And if you look at the way things are done over there you’ll see he is a player just made for English football.”
Leicester has also signed former France Under-21 midfielder, Nampalys Mendy, from Nice on a four-year deal, and Sporting Gijon defender, Luis Hernandez, on a free transfer.
Story by David Oputah
