Newly promoted Leicester have reached an agreement with Tottenham to sign midfielder Oliver Skipp ahead of the teams’ Premier League opener on Monday.
Leicester said Skipp, 23, has signed a five-year contract until the 2028-29 season. The transfer was reportedly worth more than £20 million ($26 million).
Skipp will reunite with Leicester manager Steve Cooper, who coached him in England’s youth teams.
The defensive midfielder has played 24 times for England’s Under-21s, including in last year’s European Championship final when they beat Spain 1-0 to win the title.
Leicester are back in the Premier League after winning the second-tier Championship last season at the first attempt. The club had been relegated seven years after their shock Premier League title win as 5,000-1 underdogs in 2016.
