Leicester have agreed a fee of €29m with Sporting CP to sign Algerian striker Islam Slimani, reports Correio da Manha in Portugal.
Earlier, Portuguese website DN Sport claimed the British embassy had received a request for Slimani’s work permit.
However, DN Sport claimed West Bromwich were in pole position, whilst Arsenal and Leicester also keen on the player.
The 28-year-old has a release clause of €30m and has been strongly linked with a move to Leicester over the past few months.
Slimani was in brilliant goal scoring form last season, as he found the back of the net 31 times, and also had 7 assists to his name.
Just two days ago, both Record and O Jogo published big stories saying a West Brom move was on the way, perhaps Leicester City have swooped in at the end and hijacked the deal.
