Leicester sign midfielder Vicente Iborra from Sevilla for £12million

The Spanish midfielder becomes the Foxes second major signing of the summer following the arrival of Harry Maguire from Hull

Thursday 06 July 2017 12:43 BST
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Vicente Iborra joins Leicester in a £12million deal
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Leicester have completed the signing of Vicente Iborra from Sevilla.

The Spanish midfielder joins for a fee understood to be in the region of £12million penning a four-year deal at the King Power to become the Foxes second major arrival of the summer.

The 29-year-old told the club's website: "I'm very happy to be here with Leicester City and I'm looking forward to experiencing the Premier League with my new team-mates next season.

"Everything about this club seems good and it's been great to meet my new team-mates. I've already spoken with them about the city and the club so I can't wait to get started."

The defensive midfielder won the Europa League three times with Sevilla and played 169 times for the club after joining from Levante in 2013.

He follows Harry Maguire to the King Power Stadium after the defender joined for £17milliion from Hull last month and will link up with his new team-mates ahead of a pre-season training camp in Austria next week.

Manager Craig Shakespeare added: "I'm absolutely delighted that Vicente has joined us. He's player with such a good pedigree from his time in Spain with Sevilla and he adds some really strong competition to our squad."

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