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Leicester hijacks Musa deal, complete move Tuesday
English Premier League champions, Leicester City have hijacked the deal to sign CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa as the Super Eagles vice-captain is expected to complete his move on Tuesday.
Southampton were reportedly leading in the race to sign Musa but Leicester decided to up their bids.
CSKA Moscow coach Leonid Slutsky confirmed on Sunday that his prized Nigerian international would travel to England tomorrow to finalise his dream move to England.
“Musa will on Tuesday fly to England for his move to the champions of the EPL,” Slutsky told Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta .
Musa has been linked with Foxes for months and was closed to joining the team last January but his suitors failed to meet CSKA’s price tag.
The Russian champions have started planning for life without their Nigerian forward and hope to complete the signing of a foreign player in the coming days.
“Soon a good striker will come to CSKA, a foreigner. I am not going to call the surname, I think it will be announced next week,” added Slutsky.
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