Leicester are set to complete the signing of the Sampdoria midfielder Dennis Praet for €20m (£18.4m). The 25-year-old Belgian has agreed a five-year contract with Brendan Rodgers’ side and will move to the King Power Stadium if the clubs can agree on the final details of the deal.
Leicester have already signed Youri Tielemans from Monaco this summer for £40m, the midfielder having spent last season on loan at the club but Rodgers is keen to bolster that area of his squad further and is willing to pay the €20m Sampdoria are demanding.
Praet is a skilful and hardworking midfielder who has been with Sampdoria since 2016. He has been a virtual ever-present for the Serie A side since joining, playing 98 league games over his three seasons at the club.
Leicester this week sold Harry Maguire to Manchester United for £80m, a world record fee for a defender but have yet to sign a replacement for the England international.
