Leicester City set to sign Copenhagen midfielder Daniel Amartey
The Foxes are second in the Premier League table following the 1-1 draw with bottom club Aston Villa
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Your support makes all the difference.Leicester City have agreed to sign Copenhagen's Daniel Amartey for a fee in the region of £5m.
The 21-year-old, who can play in both defence and midfield, will become the Foxes’ second signing of the January transfer window after securing the £3.7m capture of former Birmingham City winger Demarai Gray.
Amartey is a full-international with six caps for Ghana to his name and is just the latest player to be recruited by the now-acclaimed Leicester scouting network.
Notable signings in the past include Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy and N'Golo Kanté who have propelled Claudio Ranieri’s side up to second in the Premier League table, level on points with leaders Arsenal.
“This transfer is of a size where we could not say no, and overall it is best for FC Copenhagen,” the club’s chief executive officer Anders Hoersholt said.
“From day one, Daniel has been an ideal player and a key player for us, and he has developed himself explosively, and much faster than anyone could have predicted.”
Amartey, a member of the Ghana squad that finished runners-up at last year's African Nations Cup, joined the Danish club from Djurgårdens in 2014.
A log on Denmark's stock exchange suggests the deal is initially worth around 34 million Danish crowns (£3.47m) but is expected to include further fees and bonuses.
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