Bologna ready to sign Leicester City talent Kristiansen
Bologna have agreed a deal with Leicester City for Victor Kristiansen and have scheduled his pre-transfer medicals, Fabrizio Romano reports.
The 2015-16 Premier League champions have sold various players this summer following their unexpected relegation from the topflight, with stars like James Maddison and Harvey Barnes leaving for Tottenham and Newcastle respectively.
Bologna have worked to provide Thiago Motta with reinforcements this summer, picking up various players like Jesper Karlsson and Sam Beukema. With a week to go until the end of the transfer window, the club are working to finalise a few more deals.
As reported by Fabrizio Romano, Bologna have agreed to the terms of a deal with Leicester City for Kristiansen and they’re now ready to welcome the 20-year-old in the coming days, booking in his medicals.
The Danish left back joined the Foxes from FC Copenhagen in the January transfer window in a deal worth around €14m. He made 14 appearances during his first six months at the club.
Understand Bologna are now set to sign Victor Kristensen from Leicester — done deal on loan plus buy option clause and future four year contract Medical tests booked for Danish LB who will complete his move in the next 2/3 days.
With just over a week to go until the end of the summer transfer window, it would be no surprise to see Leicester City splash the cash to improve their already talented squad.
There has been something of a rebuild for the Foxes following their relegation from the Premier League under new head coach Enzo Maresca, with England international experience such as Conor Coady and Harry Winks arriving as well as Stephy Mavididi, Callum Doyle, Mads Hermansen and Cesare Casadei.
City have made their money in the window though with the sales of Harvey Barnes and James Maddison to Newcastle United and Tottenham, with hundreds and thousands of pounds a week saved as well on the departures of Youri Tielemans, Caglar Soyuncu, Ayoze Perez and Jonny Evans on free transfers.
With the likes of Wilfred Ndidi, Patson Daka, Kelechi Iheanacho and Timothy Castagne being linked with moves away still as well, there could be even more money for Maresca and the recruitment team to play with as the September 1 deadline approaches, with a deal agreed for Galatasaray’s Yunus Akgun and a move in the works for Sporting CP youngster Abdul Fatawu Issahaku.
It doesn’t look like the Foxes will stop their though with their pursuit of young attacking players as reports from Argentina claim that they are in the running for one of their rising talents