Having decided to accept Chelsea’s offer for Wesley Fofana, Leicester City have been scouring the market for a new centre-back.
There were hints that Jean-Clair Todibo could be the chosen man, but instead of the Frenchman, the Foxes have set their sights on Wout Faes from Stade de Reims.
The Belgian has been touted as a potential exit over the course of the summer, and Torino saw an offer turned down earlier in the transfer window.
However, according to Santi Aouna for Foot Mercato, things are moving very quickly with Leicester, as a ‘total agreement has basically been found’ between the King Power Stadium side and their French counterparts.
🚨Info: Accord TOTAL quasiment trouvé entre Leicester et Reims pour Waout Faes 🇧🇪.
■ Le défenseur central a déjà donné son accord aux Foxes et doit prendre la direction de l'Angleterre dans les prochaines heures pour y passer sa visite médicale. pic.twitter.com/5FCWBAm01I
— Santi Aouna (@Santi_J_FM) August 30, 2022
The 24-year-old arrived at Reims from KV Oostende back in January 2020, but finished that season at his club on loan.
He quickly caught the eye in France last season, however, as he made 37 league appearances for the Ligue 1 side, scoring four goals and assisting another.
This clearly impressed Leicester, who appear now on the verge of signing the Belgium international (one cap).
Sacha Tavolieri then joined in with his own information, claiming the fee should be of around ‘€20m with add-ons’.
🔵🚨 Wout #Faes going to sign for #LeicesterCity ! Agreement close with #StadeReims. Fee close to 20M€ with add-ons. The player has an agreement for a 5 years contract with #LCFC and will fly in the next hours to join the #PremierLeague club and have his medicals. #mercato pic.twitter.com/mxa1KV9Eea
— Sacha Tavolieri (@sachatavolieri) August 30, 2022
